Since the pathways of glycerolipid biosynthesis were elucidated in the 1950's, considerable
knowledge has been gained about the enzymes that catalyze the lipid biosynthetic reactions …

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a powerful experimental system to study
biochemical, cell biological and molecular biological aspects of lipid synthesis. Most but not …

An Arabidopsis fatty acid elongase gene, KCS1, with a high degree of sequence identity to
FAE1, encodes a 3‐ketoacyl‐CoA synthase which is involved in very long chain fatty acid …

Phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) is a key intermediate in glycerolipid biosynthesis. Two different
pathways are known for de novo formation of this compound, namely (a) the Gro3P (glycerol …

A basic feature of eukaryotic cells is that they contain a nucleus and numerous distinctive
membrane-bounded organelles within the cytoplasm. Prominent among these intracellular …

The current status of the biochemistry of phospholipid biosynthesis is presented. The review
focuses on the identification and characterization of molecular tools such as purified …

The membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are composed of a typical mixture of
phospholipids which serve a general function in cellular compartmentation but may also …

The initial step of phospholipid biosynthesis in yeast is carried out through the acylation of
glycerol 3-phosphate (G-3-P) and dihydroxyacetone phosphate by stereospecific sn-1 …

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the major storage component for fatty acids, and thus for energy, in
eukaryotic cells. In this mini-review, we describe recent progress that has been made with …

The very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) incorporated into plant lipids are derived from the
iterative addition of C2 units provided by malonyl-CoA to an acyl-CoA by the 3-ketoacyl-CoA …