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Complex lipids of Pyrococcus and AN1, thermophilic members of archaebcteria belonging to Thermococcales

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1004; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0005-2760(89)90210-5

1879-145X

Virginia Lanzotti, Antonio Trincone, Barbara Nicolaus, Wolfram Zillig, Mario De Rosa, Agata Gambacorta,

Enzyme Structure and Function

The lipid composition of two archaebacteria belonging to Thermococcales has been examined. The major complex lipid present in the Pyrococcus genus is 2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycero-1-phosphoryl-1′-myo-l-inositol (90% of total lipids) In the AN1 isolate this lipid (40% of the total lipids) and a novel 2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycero-1(α-d-glucopyranosyl 3-phosphate) (45%) were identified.