A study of phosphate, desoxyribonucleic acid, and phospholipid fractions in neural tumors

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Abstract
Acid-soluble phosphate, cephalin, lecithin, sphingomyelin, total phospholipid, and desoxyribonucleic acid were determined in human brain tumors and 1 intraspinal tumor. Comparison was made with these fractions in gray and white matter. Acid-soluble phosphate in the majority of tumors was of the same order of magnitude as in gray and white matter. The phospholipid fractions were greatly reduced in tumor tissues, the major decrease being observed in cephalin and sphingomyelin. Tumors were rich in desoxyribonucleic acid. The significance of these findings is discussed.