Formation of the -Carbon of Serine from Formaldehyde.
- 1 July 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 74 (3) , 620-623
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-74-17995
Abstract
C14-Formaldehyde, formate, and methanol were each tested in liver homogenate for incorporation into the beta-carbon of serine. The C14 from formaldehyde showed the greatest uptake. It is suggested that formaldehyde is the biological precursor of the serine beta-carbon in the biosynthesis of serine or that formaldehyde is closer to the immediate precursor than either formate or methanol.Keywords
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