Phosphatidic Acid

Phosphatidic Acid (also know as diacylglycerol-3-phosphate) is formed by esterification of glycerol-3-phosphate with two fatty acids. Phosphatidic acid is an important intermediate in synthesis of fats and glycerophospholipids. In fat synthesis, the phosphate from phosphatidic acid is removed to form 1,2-diacylglycerol and then a third fatty acid is esterified to yield triacyglycerol (fat).

See also: Triacylglycerol Synthesis, Diacylglycerol, Monoacylglycerol, Fatty Acids, Glycerol-3-Phosphate, CDP-Diacylglycerol, Figure 19.3, Glycerophospholipids, Glycerophospholipid Pathway

INTERNET LINKS

> 1. Glycerolipid Metabolism

> 2. Phospholipid Catabolism