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Synthesis of α-Linolenic Acid by Leishmania enriettii

Year: 1963

Type: article

Abstract: The zooflagellate Leishmania enriettii synthesizes alpha-linolenic acid as determined by experiments with stearic acid uniformly labeled with C(14). This is the first demonstration of the synthesis of alpha-linolenic acid by a nonphotosynthetic organism.

Source: Science

DOI: 10.1126/science.142.3597.1301

Authors: Edward D. Korn, Charles L. Greenblatt

Institution: National Institutes of Health

Language: English

Topic: Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Subfield: Biochemistry

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2074906154

FWCI: 0.902

Cites: 4

Cited by: 33

Related to: 10