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