ABSENCE OF STEROL BIOSYNTHESIS IN OYSTER TISSUE-CULTURE

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作者
HOLDEN, MJ [1 ]
PATTERSON, GW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT BOT,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
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10.1007/BF02544030
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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 oyster heart tissue culture was used to investigate the ability of the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) to synthesize sterols from [C-14]acetate. Lipids were extracted from cultured oyster heart cells and no label was found in the purified fatty acid fraction, 90% of which was located in the saturated and monoun-saturated fractions. Although these results cannot rule out the possibility of sterol synthesis in other oyster tissues, this and previous evidence are in support of the hypothesis that the American oyster is unable to synthesize sterols.
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