Phosphatidylethanolamine

Biosynthesis of various phospholipids (including phosphatidylethanolamine) in bacteria

Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a class of phospholipids found in biological membranes.[1] They are synthesized by the addition of cytidine diphosphate-ethanolamine to diglycerides, releasing cytidine monophosphate. S-Adenosyl methionine can subsequently methylate the amine of phosphatidylethanolamines to yield phosphatidylcholines.

  1. ^ Wellner, Niels; Diep, Thi Ai; Janfelt, Christian; Hansen, Harald Severin (2012). "N-acylation of phosphatidylethanolamine and its biological functions in mammals". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1831 (3): 652–62. doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2012.08.019. PMID 23000428.