Unusual fatty acid compositions of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus and the bacterium Thermotoga maritima
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 179 (8) , 2766-2768
Abstract
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.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- Isolation, taxonomy and phylogeny of hyperthermophilic microorganismsWorld Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1995
- Glycolipids from Thermotoga maritima, a hyperthermophilic microorganism belonging to Bacteria domainBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, 1992
- Biosynthesis of 15,16-dimethyltriacontanedioic acid (diabolic acid) from [16-2H3]- and [14-2H2]-palmitic acidsJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1992
- Hyperthermophilic microorganismsFEMS Microbiology Letters, 1990
- Characterization of 22 Vibrio species by gas chromatography analysis of their cellular fatty acidsResearch in Microbiology, 1990
- Complex lipids of Pyrococcus and AN1, thermophilic members of archaebcteria belonging to ThermococcalesBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, 1989
- A new 15,16-dimethyl-30-glyceryloxytriacontanoic acid from lipids of Thermotoga maritimaJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1988
- Pyrococcus furiosus sp. nov. represents a novel genus of marine heterotrophic archaebacteria growing optimally at 100 CArchives of Microbiology, 1986
- Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90 CArchives of Microbiology, 1986
- Double-bond location in monounsaturated fatty acids by dimethyl disulfide derivatization and mass spectrometry: Application to analysis of fatty acids in pheromone glands of four lepidopteraJournal of Chemical Ecology, 1985