The 377th Meeting of the Society was held at the National In.8titute for Medical Re8earch, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, N. W. 7 on Friday, 14 November 1958, 8tarting at 2 p.m. Thefollowing papers were read: COMMUNICATIONS Phospholipid Metabolism in Human Erythrocytes. By C. E. Rowis (introduced by T. S. WORK). (National In8titute for Medical Re8earch, Mill Hill, London, N. W. 7) The in vitro incorporation of 32p and 14CH,COOinto human erythrocyte phospholipids was studied. Whole blood in acid-citrate-dextrose was incubated with the labelled substances at 34 5°. Both 32p and 14C were incorporated progressively over the course of 10 hr. Chromatography on silica-impregnated paper followed by radioautography indicated that 32p was incorporated into kephalin and lecithin. Chromatography on a silica gel column yielded 250 fractions containing both 82p and 14C. * Beit Memorial Fellow. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY native route to lysine which does not involve diaminopimelic acid and which is increased by training the diaminopimelic acidand lysinerequiring mutant to dispense with lysine. There is no conversion of lysine to diaminopimelic acid. From these experiments it is not possible to decide the source of the lysine in the intracellular proteins.