Alpha GPC (glycerophosphocholine) is a natural form of Choline (Vitamin B4), which is utilised for
phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in the brain, and for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, that enable brain cells to communicate with each other.
A congenital muscular dystrophy with mitochondrial structural abnormalities caused by defective de novo
phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.
A rostrocaudal muscular dystrophy caused by a defect in choline kinase beta, the first enzyme in
phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.
Not exact matches
The team established that an enzyme called LPCAT3 (Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3) is involved in the
biosynthesis of
phosphatidylcholine (PC), a type of compound lipid that is a major component of cell membranes.
Novel function of the human presqualene diphosphate phosphatase as a type II phosphatidate phosphatase in
phosphatidylcholine and triacylglyceride
biosynthesis pathways.