| Literature DB >> 6288018 |
R F Irvine, M J Berridge, A J Letcher, R M Dawson.
Abstract
The salivary glands of adult blowflies (Calliphora erythrocephala) contain enzymes that hydrolyse phosphatidylinositol, predominantly by a Ca2+-independent deacylation, though a Ca2+-dependent phosphodiesterase (phospholipase C) activity could be detected. The deacylating enzymes could also hydrolyse phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, and were secreted in the saliva. Homogenization of salivary glands prelabelled with [3H]inositol resulted in a rapid deacylation of the endogenous 3H-labelled phosphatidylinositol; this hydrolysis was unaffected by addition of 5-hydroxytryptamine to the homogenate.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6288018 PMCID: PMC1158354 DOI: 10.1042/bj2040361
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857