An unusual lipid in the human pathogenic fungus Epidermophyton floccosum
1979; Elsevier BV; Volume: 574; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0005-2760(79)90239-x
ISSN1879-145X
AutoresTomiyasu Yamada, Yoshinori Nozawa,
Tópico(s)Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
ResumoThe dermatophyte Epidermophyton floccosum contains an unusual lipid characterized as 1(3),2-diacylglyceryl-3(1)-O-4′-(N,N,N-trimethyl)homoserine. Its concentration in E. floccosum is approx. 15% of the polar lipids. The role of this lipid in the biosynthesis of polar lipids and fatty acids is not yet known. However, it is interesting from a chemotaxonomic viewpoint that the lipids from two other genera of dermatophyte, Microsporum cookei and Trichophyton rubrum do not contain this novel lipid.
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