title: A new glycolipid from Mycobacterium avium--Mycobacterium intracellulare complex.
abstract: From a nonpolar lipid fraction of Mycobacterium avium--Mycobacterium intracellulare complex cell mass, a new glycolipid was obtained, which was shown to be 5-mycoloyl-beta-arabinofuranosyl-(1-->2)-5-mycoloyl-alpha-ar abinofuranosyl- (1-->1')-glycerol. When examined by TLC, all the 12 strains of this species tested, including clinical isolates, were found to contain this glycolipid. But the glycolipid was not detected in Mycobacterium bovis BCG or Mycobacterium tubrculosis H37Rv.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of BCG, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Minnikin
mesh_terms: D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005990:Glycerol / Q000032:analysis; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000737:chemistry*; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006017:Glycolipids; D009171:Mycolic Acids; D005990:Glycerol