Lipids shed into the culture medium by trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 95(1): 97-102, Jan.-Feb. 2000. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi were metabolically labeled with [14C]-ethanolamine and [3H]-palmitic acid. Lipids shed to the culture medium were analyzed and compared with the parasite components. Phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine accounted for 53 per cent of the total incorporated precursor. Interestingly, phosphatidylethanolamine and its lyso derivative lysophosphatidylethanolamine, although present in significant amounts in the parasites, could not be detected in the shed material. Shed lipids were highly enriched in the desaturated fatty acids C161 and C181 when compared to the total fatty acid pool isolated from the parasites.
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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Animals
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
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2000
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