title: Fatty acid fingerprints of Streptococcus mutans NCTC 10832 grown at various temperatures.
abstract: Fatty acid fingerprints were determined gas chromatographically for Strepcococcus mutans NCTC 1082 which had been grown in batch brain heart infusion at a series of nine temperatures ranging from 29.0 to 40.0 degrees C. The major acids at all temperatures were n-palmitic and octadecenoic acids. Other acids detected at all temperatures included n-myristic, palmitoleic, n-stearic, and eicosenoic acids. An increase in temperature resulted in a decrease in the proportion of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids, indicating the importance of accurate temperature control in such gas-liquid chromatographic, chemotaxonomic studies.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis; D009227:Myristic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000032:analysis*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004537:Eicosanoic Acids; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D009227:Myristic Acids; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids