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Several reactions which take place in the cell change the composition of phospholipid molecules. These reactions which lead to the interconversion of a molecule into another generally take place with the expenditure of low energy levels and are connected with the rearrangement of membrane phospholipids thus contributing to its compositional maintenance and to its functional integrity. It is also now accepted that different tissues and subcellular components possess a typical phsopholipid composition and that many membrane functions require a certain physical state of the membrane which is affected by the interconversion of a lipid molecule into another.
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Mozzi, R., Siepi, D., Adreoli, V., Porcellati, G. (1982). Conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine by the methylation pathway in brain, and relation with the membrane structure. In: Biochemistry of S-Adenosylmethionine and Related Compounds. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06343-7_17
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