TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual fatty acid compositions of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus and the bacterium Thermotoga maritima
AU - Carballeira, Nestor M.
AU - Reyes, Morayma
AU - Sostre, Anthony
AU - Huang, Heshu
AU - Verhagen, Marc F.J.M.
AU - Adams, Michael W.W.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The fatty acid compositions of the hyperthermophilic microorganisms Thermotoga maritima and Pyrococcus furiosus were studied and compared. A total of 37 different fatty acids were identified in T. maritima, including the novel 13,14-dimethyloctacosanedioic acid. In contrast, a total of 18 different fatty acids were characterized, as minor components, in P. furiosus, and these included saturated, monounsaturated, and dicarboxylic acids. This is the first report of fatty acids from an archaeon.
AB - The fatty acid compositions of the hyperthermophilic microorganisms Thermotoga maritima and Pyrococcus furiosus were studied and compared. A total of 37 different fatty acids were identified in T. maritima, including the novel 13,14-dimethyloctacosanedioic acid. In contrast, a total of 18 different fatty acids were characterized, as minor components, in P. furiosus, and these included saturated, monounsaturated, and dicarboxylic acids. This is the first report of fatty acids from an archaeon.
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U2 - 10.1128/jb.179.8.2766-2768.1997
DO - 10.1128/jb.179.8.2766-2768.1997
M3 - Article
C2 - 9098079
AN - SCOPUS:0030894629
SN - 0021-9193
VL - 179
SP - 2766
EP - 2768
JO - Journal of Bacteriology
JF - Journal of Bacteriology
IS - 8
ER -