Acyltransferase activities in adult rat type II pneumocyte-derived subcellular fractions

CA Crecelius, WJ Longmore - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Lipids …, 1984 - Elsevier
1. Acyl-CoA: lysophosphatidylcholine, acyl-CoA: lysophosphatidylethanolamine, and
lysophosphatidylcholine: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferases were investigated using
subcellular fractions derived from adult rat type II pneumocytes in primary culture. Acyl-CoA:
lysophospholipid acyltransferase activities were determined to be microsomal, while
lysophosphatidylcholine: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase activity was found to be
cytosolic. Total palmitoyl CoA: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase activity was 30-fold …