CDP-Choline

CDP-choline is an intermediate the predominant mechanism of biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine (Figure 19.5).

> 1. Phosphocholine + CTP <=> CDP-choline + PPi, (catalyzed by CTP:phosphocholine cytidyl transferase)

> 2. CDP--choline + Diacylglycerol <=> CMP + Phosphatidylcholine (catalyzed by CDP-choline: 1,2-Diacylglycerol Phosphocholine Transferase)

See also: Phosphatidylcholine, Glycerophospholipids, Glycerophospholipid Pathway, Glycerophospholipid Metabolism in Eukaryotes

INTERNET LINKS

> 1. Glycerolipid Metabolism

> 2. Phospholipid Catabolism