title: Lipoteichoic acid from Bacillus licheniformis 6346 MH-1. Comparative studies on the lipid portion of the lipoteichoic acid and the membrane glycolipid.
abstract: A lipoteichoic acid and a membrane glycolipid were isolated from Bacillus licheniformis 6346 MH-1. The fatty acid composition of the two preparations were similar. Most of the fatty acids were of the branched chain type. The glycolipid was shown to be a diacyl derivative of O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 leads to 6)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 leads to 3)-glycerol. The lipoteichoic acid contained lipid, polyglycerol phosphate, and glucosamine. The lipid was released by treatment with hydrofluoric acid and by hydrolysis in dilute acid and was shown to have a structure identical with that of the membrane glycolipid.
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000032:analysis*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000032:analysis; D005990:Glycerol / Q000032:analysis; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D006017:Glycolipids; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D005944:Glucosamine; D005990:Glycerol