Variation in molecular species of polar lipids from thermoplasma acidophilum depends on growth temperature.
Five types of molecular species of C40 isoprenoid chains, having different numbers of cyclopentane rings, were detected in the ether core lipid of Thermoplasma acidophilum. The average cyclization number of the hydrocarbon chains in the lipids increased with increasing growth temperatures.
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Division of Chemistry, Center for Natural Science, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. uda@clas.kitasato-u.ac.jp
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D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003500:Cyclization; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000032:analysis; D005612:Freeze Drying; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013822:Thermoplasma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development*
D003517:Cyclopentanes; D006017:Glycolipids; D008055:Lipids