title: The identification and quantification of phospholipids from Thermus and Meiothermus bacteria.
abstract: Structural identities of the major phospholipid (PL-2), minor phospholipid (PL-1) and trace phospholipid (PL-0) from representative strains of the genera Thermus and Meiothermus were established. Phospholipids were quantified using phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance ((31)P-NMR). The structures of the major phospholipid (PL-2) from Thermus filiformis MOK14.7 and Meiothermus ruber WRG6.9 were identified as 2'-O-(1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho)-3'-O-(α-N-acetylglucosaminyl)-N-glyceroyl alkylamine (GlcNAc-PGAA) and 2'-O-(2-acylalkyldiol-1-O-phospho)-3'-O-(α-N-acetylglucosaminyl)-N-glyceroyl alkylamine (GlcNAc-diolPGAA). Interestingly, M. ruber contained only a diacyl form of GlcNAc-PGAA (87 %), while T. filiformis contained both GlcNAc-PGAA (59 %) and GlcNAc-diolPGAA (18 %). The structures of the minor phospholipid (PL-1) were established as 2'-O-(1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho)-3'-O-(α-glucosaminyl)-N-glyceroyl alkylamine (GlcN-PGAA, 13 %) in T. filiformis and 2'-O-(1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho)-3'-O-(α-galactosaminyl)-N-glyceroyl alkylamine (GalN-PGAA, 19 %) in M. ruber. This is the first reliable discovery of phosphatidylglyceroylalkylamines modified by glucosamine or galactosamine with a free amino group. No signs of diol-based phosphatidylglyceroylalkylamines were found in PL-1 phospholipids. Similar to PL-2, trace phospholipid (PL-0) from T. filiformis contained both unsubstituted diol-based phosphatidylglyceroylalkylamine (diolPGAA) and PGAA, while M. ruber contained only free PGAA. Unlike analysis using TLC, the diol form of phosphatidylglyceroylalkylamines is clearly resolved from the diacyl form via (31)P-NMR.
authors.affiliation: Callaghan Innovation, 69 Gracefield Road, PO Box 31310, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand, kirill.lagutin@callaghaninnovation.govt.nz.
authors.forename: Kirill
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lagutin
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stott
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vyssotski
mesh_terms: D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013824:Thermus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids