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Structural determination of the polar glycoglycerolipids from thermophilic bacteria Meiothermus taiwanensis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15560795     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The polar glycolipids were isolated from the thermophilic bacteria Meiothermus taiwanensis ATCC BAA-400 by ethanol extraction and purified by Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel column chromatography. The fatty acid composition of O-acyl groups in the glycolipids was obtained by gas chromatography mass spectroscopy analysis on their methyl esters derived from methanolysis and was made mainly of C(15:0) (34.0%) and C(17:0) (42.3%) fatty acids, with the majority as branched fatty acids (over 80%). Removal of O-acyl groups under mild basic conditions provided two glycolipids, which differ only in N-acyl substitution on a hexosamine. Electrospray mass spectroscopy analysis revealed that one has a C(17:0) N-acyl group and the other hydroxy C(17:0) in a ratio of about 1 : 3.5. Furthermore, complete de-lipidation with strong base followed by selective N-acetylation resulted in a homogeneous tetraglycosyl glycerol. The linkages and configurations of the carbohydrate moiety were then elucidated by MS and various NMR analyses. Thus, the major glycolipid from M. taiwanensis ATCC BAA-400 was determined with the following structure: alpha-Galp(1-6)-beta-Galp(1-6)-beta-GalNAcyl(1,2)-alpha-Glc(1,1)-Gro diester, where N-acyl is C(17:0) or hydroxy C(17:0) fatty acid and the glycerol esters were mainly iso- and anteisobranched C(15:0) and C(17:0).
Authors:
Feng-Ling Yang; Chun-Ping Lu; Chien-Sheng Chen; Mao-Yen Chen; Hung-Liang Hsiao; Yeu Su; San-San Tsay; Wei Zou; Shih-Hsiung Wu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of biochemistry / FEBS     Volume:  271     ISSN:  0014-2956     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Biochem.     Publication Date:  2004 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-24     Completed Date:  2005-03-03     Revised Date:  2007-07-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0107600     Medline TA:  Eur J Biochem     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4545-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acylation
Carbohydrate Conformation
Carbohydrate Sequence
Deinococcus / chemistry*,  genetics
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Glycerides / chemistry*
Glycolipids / chemistry*
Methyl Ethers / analysis
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glycerides; 0/Glycolipids; 0/Methyl Ethers

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