| Reduction of the monounsaturated fatty acid content of Escherichia coli K-12 results in increased resistance to oxidative damage. | |
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PMID: 22343353 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) affect several macromolecules and cellular components in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. In this work, the effect of various ROS-generating compounds on the Escherichia coli membrane was studied. Membrane fatty acid profiles, oxidative damage levels and bacterial resistance to these toxicants were determined. Studies included wild type cells as well as a strain exhibiting a modified Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) profile (accomplished by overexpressing the β-hydroxyacyl acyl carrier protein dehydratase-encoding gene, fabA). Membrane MUFA and oxidative damage markers levels decreased slightly upon toxicant exposure with a concomitant increase in cell resistance to these ROS-generating compounds. A direct relationship between MUFA and lipid peroxidation was observed. The lower the MUFA the lesser the peroxides levels, suggesting that MUFA are targets for membrane lipid oxidation. |
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Gonzalo A Pradenas; Braulio A Paillavil; Sebastián Reyes-Cerpa; José M Pérez; Claudio C Vásquez |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-16 |
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Title: Microbiology (Reading, England) Volume: - ISSN: 1465-2080 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430468 Medline TA: Microbiology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Universidad de Santiago de Chile. |
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