“…Many researchers over the course of the last 10 years have led their studies to the identification (Rosemberg et al, 1972;Porcellati, 1963;Bridgers, 1967) and distribution (Porcellati, 1964;Ansel and Chojnacki, 1966;Forsberg et al, 1969;Rask et aL, 1970;Hubscher, 1962;Knox et al, 1969) of several amino compounds including ¿-serine and its phosphoester in the tissues of a variety of animals. Recently, it was pointed out that phosphoserine may play an important role in the phospholipid synthesis in the microsomes of the central nervous system cells (Pirotta and Guazzoni, 1971;Porcellati et al, 1970;Arienti et al, 1970).…”