| Literature DB >> 393993 |
Y Kishimoto, H Akanuma, I Singh.
Abstract
alpha-Hydroxylation is an enzymatic reaction by which long-chain fatty acids are converted to their alpha-hydroxy derivatives. This reaction, in animals, can be detected only in developing brain and is the rate-determining step in the synthesis of hydroxycerebroside, which is an indispensable and abundant myelin lipid. In addition to a particulate fraction from brain, two cytoplasmic factors, one heat-stable and the other heat-labile, are required for alpha-hydroxylation. During the past eight years we have been investigating alpha-hydroxylation. Our progress is summarized and discussed here.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 393993 DOI: 10.1007/bf00223361
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396