Intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum incorporates extraneous fatty acids to its lipids without any structural modification

Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2003 Nov;132(1):55-8. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.07.003.

Authors

Gowdahalli Krishnegowda¹, D Channe Gowda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology H171, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 14563537
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.07.003

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Culture Media
Erythrocytes / parasitology*
Fatty Acids / chemistry
Fatty Acids / metabolism*
Humans
Phosphatidylinositols / metabolism
Phospholipids / metabolism*
Plasmodium falciparum / growth & development
Plasmodium falciparum / metabolism*

Substances

Culture Media
Fatty Acids
Phosphatidylinositols
Phospholipids