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Structure of diabolic acid-containing phospholipids isolated from Butyrivibrio sp.

ABSTRACT: The structures of the diabolic acid-containing phospholipids of Buryrivibrio S2 grown in the presence of palmitic acid have been investigated. Generally they consist of two conventional bacterial phospholipid or galactolipid structures linked by esterification through a single diabolic acid residue. The main lipid consists of the butyroyl ester of sn-1-alkenylglycero-3-phospho-1'-sn-glycerol joined in this way to the butyroyl ester of sn-1-alkenyl-3-galactosylglycerol by esterification of the vacant 2-hydroxy groups of the alkenyl-substituted glycerol molecules. A lipid that possess a palmitoyl group rather than one of the butyroyl groups of the latter structure has also been detected. The lipid occurring in the second highest concentration consists of two molecules of sn-1-alkenylglycero-3-phospho-sn-1'-glycerol butyroyl ester linked through diabolic acid in a similar manner to the main lipid. Other lipids with the latter structure either minus a butyroyl group or with palmitoyl group, instead of one of the buryroyl groups, exist as minor components.

SUBMITTER: Clarke NG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1162248 | biostudies-other | 1980 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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