The isolation and characterization of phospholipids containing mono- and dimethylethanolamine from Neurospora crassa*

Abstract

Mono- and dimethylethanolamine containing phospholipids have been isolated from a choline-requiring mutant strain of Neurospora crassa. These phospholipids have been chemically degraded, and shown to be the phosphatidyl esters of mono- and dimethylethanolamine. The implications of the accumulation of these compounds by the mutant of Neurospora are discussed.