The lipids of some rumen holotrich protozoa.
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Platelets are formed by fragmentation of the cytoplasm and plasma membrane of the megakaryocyte in the bone marrow. This study has compared the lipid composition of guinea pig platelets and megakaryocytes. Phospholipids were quantitated by TLC and measurement of lipid phosphorus. Cholesterol and fatty acids were quantitated by GLC. The cholesterol/phospholipid molar distribution in megakaryocytes was: 9.8% phosphatidylserine, 6.7% phosphatidylinositol, 14.2% sphingomyelin, 40.0% phosphatidylcholine and 29.3% phosphatidylethanolamine. Platelets continued 11.2% phosphatidylserine, 5.1% phosphatidylinositol, 16.1% sphingomyelin, 38.6% phosphatidylcholine and 29.0% phosphatidylethanolamine. The major megakaryocyte fatty acids were 20.0% palmitic, 16.4% stearic, 20.6% oleic, 13.2% linoleic and 8.2% arachidonic. The major platelet fatty acids were 17.4% palmitic, 17.5% stearic, 11.6% oleic, 12.4% linoleic and 14.6% arachidonic. The major and minor fatty acid compositions of the individual platelet phospholipids reflected those of the megakaryocyte counterparts. The increased arachidonic acid and decreased oleic acid in platelets relative to megakaryocytes were found in all four glycerophospholipids. The similarity of the phospholipid and fatty acid composition of megakaryocytes and platelets suggests that the lipid composition of the platelet is determined by the megakaryocyte.
N-Acylethanolamine phospholipids were identified in the central nervous system of the fresh water fish, pike (Esox lucius) and carp (Cyprinus carpio), at levels ranging from 0.1 to 0.9% of total phospholipid. The N-acylethanolamine phospholipids of carp brain were isolated and characterized by chemical, biochemical and spectroscopic methods. Two major species, 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho(N-acyl)ethanolamines (approx. 30%) and 1-O-(1'-alkenyl)-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho(N-acyl)ethanolamines (approx. 70%) were identified. The N-acyl groups of each species consisted primarily of 16:0 (approx. 60%) but also contained 16:1, 18:0 and 18:1 (approx. 10% each) and a number of trace constituents. The N-acylethanolamine phospholipids had O-acyl and O-alkenyl group compositions similar but not identical to those of the ethanolamine phospholipids of the same tissue. N-Acylethanolamine phospholipids were present in all subcellular fractions of carp brain, except mitochondria.