Characterization of the Fatty-Acid Composition of Lipids A from Azospirillum Lipopolysaccharides
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: On the basis of the results from analyses of lipopolysaccharides of eight Azospirillum strains, we showed that the major fatty-acid contents in these lipopolysaccharides were those of 3-hydroxytetradecanoic, hexadecanoic 3-hydroxyhexadecanoic, and octadecenoic acids. This finding confirms that these microorganisms are correctly assigned to the α-subclass of Proteobacreria. An exception was the fatty-acid profile of the lipopolysaccharide from A. lipoferum type strain Sp59b, in which the predominant contents were those of didecanoic, 2-hydroxydidecanoic, 3-hydroxydidecanoic, 3-hydroxytetradecanoic, hexadecanoic and octadecenoic acids. A correlation was found between the release of lipopolysaccharides from the membrane and the content of unsaturated fatty acids in lipids A.
Authors: V. V. Ignatov, S. A. Konnova, A. S. Boyko, Y. P. Fedonenko, Svetlana A. Konnova, A. A. Fomina
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416736628