Question #330861
Write chemical reaction to produce phosphatidyl choline from phosphatidic acid.
Expert's answer
This is the desired reaction:
However, in nature phosphatidylcholine is synthesized via diacylglycerol (DAG) and CDP-choline:
(Picture is taken from https://basicmedicalkey.com/the-metabolism-of-membrane-lipids/)
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