title: Characterization of the phospholipid and fatty acid composition of Sendai virus.
abstract: The lipid composition of Sendai virus, propagated in chicken eggs, was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). Phosphatidylcholine was found to be the dominant phospholipid (37.3%) with phosphatidylethanolamine (26.8%) and phosphatidylserine (12.0%) also present in significant amounts. Analysis of the fatty acid methyl esters revealed that the dominant fatty acids in total phospholipid were: C16:0 (17.6%), C18:0 (15.4%), C18:1 (n-9) (22.0%), and C24:0 (6.0%). Cardiolipin, phosphatidylserine, and sphingomyelin contained higher levels of saturated fatty acids relative to phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylcholine.
mesh_terms: D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000032:analysis; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000032:analysis*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002308:Cardiolipins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D010743:Phospholipids; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins