Mycoplasma membrane lipids: variations in fatty acid composition.
The fatty acid composition of the membrane polar lipids of Mycoplasma laidlawii B can be dramatically altered. These variations reslut in characteristic morphological chlanges, and in most cases the cells remain viable. This organism should provide a useful system for clarifying the role of fatty acyl chains in biological membranes.
D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis*; D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000166:cytology*; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids