SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF CHOLINE AND CARNITINE ON ACETYLCHOLINE SYNTHESIS IN NEUROBLASTOMA NB-2A CELLS

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WAWRZENCZYK, A [1 ]
NALECZ, KA [1 ]
NALECZ, MJ [1 ]
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[1] POLISH ACAD SCI,M NENCKI INST EXPTL BIOL,PL-02093 WARSAW,POLAND
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10.1006/bbrc.1994.1935
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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An influence of carnitine on acetylcholine synthesis from radiolabeled glucose was monitored in neuroblastoma NB-2a cells. Upon addition of carnitine the distribution of its derivatives was found significantly different than the values published for brain, the level of long-chain acyl derivatives being much higher and reaching 60%. Carnitine itself did not change acetylcholine level. Together with choline (20 mu M), carnitine was observed to stimulate (by 36%) acetylcholine synthesis in a synergistic way, which indicated that both substrates could be limiting factors of this process in NB-2a cell line of neuroblastoma. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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