title: Ornithine-containing lipids in Thiobacillus A2 and Achromobacter sp.
abstract: 20 bacterial strains (corresponding to 16 species) were screened for ornithine lipids. Only two species (Thiobacillus A2 and Achromobacter sp.) turned out to contain ornithine lipids (2.71 mmol/100 g and 0.38 mmol/100 g bacterial dry weight, respectively). In both ornithine lipids, a 3-hydroxy fatty acid was amide-linked to the alpha-amino group of ornithine, a normal fatty acid was ester-linked to the 3-hydroxy group of the former. The predominant fatty acids were 18:1(11) and 3-hydroxy-20:1(13) in Thiobacillus A2, 16:0 and 3-hydroxy-18:1(11) in Achromobacter sp. All monounsaturated fatty acids (with one exception) belonged to the (n-7) family. 11, 12-Epoxy octadecanoic acid was identified among the ester-linked fatty acids of Thiobacillus A2. Phosphatidylcholine was the principal phospholipid in both bacterial species.
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000032:analysis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D008055:Lipids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009952:Ornithine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D009952:Ornithine