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S Das1, C Castillo, T Stevens.
Abstract
Recent results suggest that Giardia is able to carry out deacylation/reacylation reactions (the Lands cycle) to generate new phospholipids, effectively bypassing the de novo synthesis of the entire phospholipid molecule. The successful operation of this deacylation/reacylation cycle is important for Giardia because this protozoan parasite possesses limited lipid synthesis ability. This article discusses how Giardia might use the Lands cycle to alter phospholipids acquired from the host during its colonization in the human small intestine.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11423372 DOI： 10.1016/s1471-4922(01)01901-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN： 1471-4922