Isolation and characterization of arabinose mycolate from firmly bound lipids of mycobacteria.
The glycolipid, d-arabinose-5-mycolate, was purified from bound lipids of mycobacteria. The significance of this glycolipid in the chemical structure of cell wall and wax D is discussed. The hypothetical chemical structure of mycolic acid-arabinogalactan portion of cell wall and wax D is proposed.
D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002845:Chromatography; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000032:analysis*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000032:analysis; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000032:analysis
D006017:Glycolipids; D008055:Lipids