Analyses of Pneumocystis fatty acids.
The major ester-linked fatty acids of the total lipids extracted from Pneumocystis carinii isolated from the lungs of corticosteroid-treated rats were 16:0, 18:0, 18:1, 18:2 and 20:4. Others detected included 14:0, 16:1 and 22:4. The major sphingolipid fatty acids were 16:0, 18:0, 22:0, 24:0 and 24:1; others included 14:0, 18:1, 20:0, 23:0, 24:2 and 26:0. The total lipid fatty acid compositions of preparations from appropriate lung controls were similar to those of the organism.
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0006.
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D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis
D005227:Fatty Acids; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D002784:Cholesterol