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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

03-22-2022-0137 - phosphatidic acid, glycerol, phototransduction, yeast, snail, fungus, unicellular life, etc.

 Phosphatidic acids are anionic phospholipids important to cell signaling and direct activation of lipid-gated ion channels. Hydrolysis of phosphatidic acid gives rise to one molecule each of glycerol and phosphoric acid and two molecules of fatty acids. They constitute about 0.25% of phospholipids in the bilayer.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidic_acid

Glycerol (/ˈɡlɪsərɒl/),[6] also called glycerine in British English and glycerin in American English, is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids known as glycerides. Due to having antimicrobial and antiviral properties it is widely used in FDA approved wound and burn treatments. Conversely, it is also used as a bacterial culture medium.[7] It can be used as an effective marker to measure liver disease. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in pharmaceutical formulations. Owing to the presence of three hydroxyl groups, glycerol is miscible with water and is hygroscopic in nature.[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol

Visual phototransduction is the sensory transduction of the visual system. It is a process by which light is converted into electrical signals in the rod cellscone cells and photosensitive ganglion cells of the retina of the eye. This cycle was elucidated by George Wald (1906–1997) for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1967. It is so called "Wald's Visual Cycle" after him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_phototransduction

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (/ˌsɛrəˈvɪsi./) is a species of yeast (single-celled fungus microorganisms). The species has been instrumental in winemakingbaking, and brewing since ancient times. It is believed to have been originally isolated from the skin of grapes.[a] It is one of the most intensively studied eukaryotic model organisms in molecular and cell biology, much like Escherichia coli as the model bacterium. It is the microorganism behind the most common type of fermentationS. cerevisiae cells are round to ovoid, 5–10 μm in diameter. It reproduces by budding.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae


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