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Incorporation of intracisternally administered L-[methyl-3H]methionine and S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-3H]-methionine into rat brain phospholipids. 1985

J S Zawad, and F C Brown

The incorporation of intracisternally injected L-[methyl-3H]methionine [( 3H]Met) or S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-3H]methionine (Ado[3H]Met) into rat brain AdoMet and phospholipid pools was examined. When [3H]Met was administered, both AdoMet and phospholipid pools were labeled. However, exogenously injected Ado[3H]Met did not serve as a substrate for phospholipid-N-methyltransferases. It was concluded that only Ado[3H]Met formed in situ was utilized to methylate phospholipids and that this process was initiated on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. The apparent biological half-life in brainstem of phosphatidyl-N-monomethylethanolamine and phosphatidyl-N,N-dimethylethanolamine formed from [3H]Met was 1.4 and 1.7 days, respectively. The half-life of phosphatidylcholine could not be determined due to interference from peripheral sources.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007276 Injections, Intraventricular Injections into the cerebral ventricles. Intraventricular Injections,Injection, Intraventricular,Intraventricular Injection
D008297 Male Males
D008715 Methionine A sulfur-containing essential L-amino acid that is important in many body functions. L-Methionine,Liquimeth,Methionine, L-Isomer,Pedameth,L-Isomer Methionine,Methionine, L Isomer
D010743 Phospholipids Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system. Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D011919 Rats, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding. August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D002855 Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography on thin layers of adsorbents rather than in columns. The adsorbent can be alumina, silica gel, silicates, charcoals, or cellulose. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatography,Chromatographies, Thin Layer,Chromatographies, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatography
D006207 Half-Life The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity. Halflife,Half Life,Half-Lifes,Halflifes
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012436 S-Adenosylmethionine Physiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms. It possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed) AdoMet,Ademetionine,FO-1561,Gumbaral,S Amet,S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine,S-Adenosylmethionine Sulfate Tosylate,SAM-e,Samyr,FO 1561,FO1561,S Adenosyl L Methionine,S Adenosylmethionine,S Adenosylmethionine Sulfate Tosylate

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