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Indentification and localization of the fatty acids in Haemophilus parainfluenzae.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6025415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Haemophilus parainfluenzae was capable of synthesizing 22 fatty acids. These fatty acids were equivalent to 4% of the bacterial dry weight. These fatty acids were localized in the membrane-wall complex, which contained the respiratory pigments, the quinone, and the phospholipids. The fatty acids which could be extracted with organic solvents comprised 86% of the total fatty acids of the cell. These fatty acids were distributed as 98% in the phospholipids and 1.9% in the neutral lipids, of which 0.5% were free fatty acids. Palmitic, palmitoleic, oleic, and vaccenic acids comprised 72% of the total fatty acids and were found almost exclusively in the phospholipids. The phospholipids also contained the cyclopropane fatty acids. The neutral lipids contained significant proportions of the odd-numbered branched and straight-chain fatty acids. The principal free fatty acids were n-dodecanoic and pentadecenoic acids. The nonextractable wall complex contained 14% of the total fatty acids. These wall fatty acids were rendered soluble only after saponification. The wall fraction contained all of the beta-hydroxymyristic acid and most of the myristoleic and pentadecenoic acids. The significance of the distribution of fatty acids between nonesterified, neutral lipid, phospholipid, and nonextractible wall remains to be determined.
Authors:
D C White; R H Cox
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of bacteriology     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0021-9193     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Bacteriol.     Publication Date:  1967 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1967-07-22     Completed Date:  1967-07-22     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985120R     Medline TA:  J Bacteriol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1079-88     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cell Membrane / analysis
Cell Wall / analysis
Chromatography
Fatty Acids / analysis*
Haemophilus / analysis*
Phospholipids / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 0/Phospholipids
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