title: Three new omega-cycloheptyl fatty acids from Alicyclobacillus cycloheptanicus and their biosynthetic interrelationships.
abstract: Three minor omega-cycloheptyl fatty acids from Alicyclobacillus cycloheptanicus have been identified as omega-cycloheptylnonanoate, -decanoate, and -alpha-hydroxytridecanoate. The biosynthetic interrelations of these cyclic fatty acids have been studied. 13C-Labeled omega-cycloheptylundecanoate and -alpha-hydroxyundecanoate were converted to omega-cycloheptyldecanoate, which is one carbon shorter in length. alpha-Hydroxylation of omega-cycloheptylundecanate was also observed, but not chain extension to omega-cycloheptyltridecanoate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry BG-10, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Floss
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poralla
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids