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Displacement of CMP through a nucleophilic attack by the hydroxyl group of C-1 hydroxyl of glycerol 3-phosphate yields ___________(a) Phosphatidyl serine(b) Phosphatidyl glycerol 3-phosphate(c) Phosphatidyl glycerol(d) PhosphatidylethanolamineThis question was addressed to me in an internship interview.My question is based upon Biosynthesis of Membrane Phospholipids topic in chapter Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules of Biochemistry

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The correct choice is (b) Phosphatidyl GLYCEROL 3-phosphate

Best explanation: Displacement of CMP through nucleophilic ATTACK by the hydroxyl GROUP of C-1 hydroxyl of glycerol 3-phosphate YIELDS phosphatidyl glycerol 3-phosphate.



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