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Accumulation of novel glycolipids and ornithine lipids in Mesorhizobium loti under phosphate deprivation. J Bacteriol 2014; 197:497-509. [PMID: 25404698 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02004-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glycolipids are found mainly in photosynthetic organisms (plants, algae, and cyanobacteria), Gram-positive bacteria, and a few other bacterial phyla. They serve as membrane lipids and play a role under phosphate deprivation as surrogates for phospholipids. Mesorhizobium loti accumulates different di- and triglycosyl diacylglycerols, synthesized by the processive glycosyltransferase Pgt-Ml, and two so far unknown glycolipids, which were identified in this study by mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy as O-methyl-digalactosyl diacylglycerol (Me-DGD) and glucuronosyl diacylglycerol (GlcAD). Me-DGD is a novel glycolipid, whose synthesis depends on Pgt-Ml activity and the involvement of an unknown methyltransferase, while GlcAD is formed by a novel glycosyltransferase encoded by the open reading frame (ORF) mlr2668, using UDP-glucuronic acid as a sugar donor. Deletion mutants lacking GlcAD are not impaired in growth. Our data suggest that the different glycolipids in Mesorhizobium can mutually replace each other. This may be an adaptation mechanism to enhance the competitiveness in natural environments. A further nonphospholipid in Mesorhizobium was identified as a hydroxylated form of an ornithine lipid with the additional hydroxy group linked to the amide-bound fatty acid, introduced by the hydroxylase OlsD. The presence of this lipid has not been reported for rhizobia yet. The hydroxy group is placed on the C-2 position of the acyl chain as determined by NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, the isolated ornithine lipids contained up to 80 to 90% d-configured ornithine, a stereoform so far undescribed in bacteria.
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Semeniuk A, Sohlenkamp C, Duda K, Hölzl G. A bifunctional glycosyltransferase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens synthesizes monoglucosyl and glucuronosyl diacylglycerol under phosphate deprivation. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:10104-14. [PMID: 24558041 PMCID: PMC3974981 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.519298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Glycolipids are mainly found in phototrophic organisms (like plants and cyanobacteria), in Gram-positive bacteria, and a few other bacterial phyla. Besides the function as bulk membrane lipids, they often play a role under phosphate deprivation as surrogates for phospholipids. The Gram-negative Agrobacterium tumefaciens accumulates four different glycolipids under phosphate deficiency, including digalactosyl diacylglycerol and glucosylgalactosyl diacylglycerol synthesized by a processive glycosyltransferase. The other two glycolipids have now been identified by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as monoglucosyl diacylglycerol and glucuronosyl diacylglycerol. These two lipids are synthesized by a single promiscuous glycosyltransferase encoded by the ORF atu2297, with UDP-glucose or UDP-glucuronic acid as sugar donors. The transfer of sugars differing in their chemistry is a novel feature not observed before for lipid glycosyltransferases. Furthermore, this enzyme is the first glucuronosyl diacylglycerol synthase isolated. Deletion mutants of Agrobacterium lacking monoglucosyl diacylglycerol and glucuronosyl diacylglycerol or all glycolipids are not impaired in growth or virulence during infection of tobacco leaf discs. Our data suggest that the four glycolipids and the nonphospholipid diacylglyceryl trimethylhomoserine can mutually replace each other during phosphate deprivation. This redundancy of different nonphospholipids may represent an adaptation mechanism to enhance the competitiveness in nature.
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- Adrian Semeniuk
- From the Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- the Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos CP62210, Mexico, and
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- the Division of Structural Biochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- From the Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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A new class of plant lipid is essential for protection against phosphorus depletion. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1510. [PMID: 23443538 PMCID: PMC3586718 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Phosphorus supply is a major factor responsible for reduced crop yields. As a result, plants utilize various adaptive mechanisms against phosphorus depletion, including lipid remodelling. Here we report the involvement of a novel plant lipid, glucuronosyldiacylglycerol, against phosphorus depletion. Lipidomic analysis of Arabidopsis plants cultured in phosphorus-depleted conditions revealed inducible accumulation of glucuronosyldiacylglycerol. Investigation using a series of sulfolipid sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol synthesis-deficient mutants of Arabidopsis determined that the biosynthesis of glucuronosyldiacylglycerol shares the pathway of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol synthesis in chloroplasts. Under phosphorus-depleted conditions, the Arabidopsis sqd2 mutant, which does not accumulate either sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol or glucuronosyldiacylglycerol, was the most severely damaged of three sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol-deficient mutants. As glucuronosyldiacylglycerol is still present in the other two mutants, this result indicates that glucuronosyldiacylglycerol has a role in the protection of plants against phosphorus limitation stress. Glucuronosyldiacylglycerol was also found in rice, and its concentration increased significantly following phosphorus limitation, suggesting a shared physiological significance of this novel lipid against phosphorus depletion in plants. Phosphorus supply is one of the major factors responsible for reduced crop yields. Here Okazaki et al. use untargeted lipidomics to elucidate the biosynthetic pathway of a novel plant lipid, glucuronosyldiacylglycerol, which is essential for the protection of plants against phosphorus depletion.
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Zheng ZP, Ma J, Cheng KW, Chao J, Zhu Q, Chang RCC, Zhao M, Lin ZX, Wang M. Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] fruit. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:2046-2051. [PMID: 20843530 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Two sulfur-containing compounds, (S)-2-amino-5-((R)-1-carboxy-2-((E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)allylthio)ethyl-amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid (1) and (S)-2-amino-5-((R)-1-(carboxymethylamino)-3-((E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)allylthio)-1-oxopropan-2-ylamino)-5-oxopentanoic acid (2), and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative, 6-(3-(1H-pyrrole-2-carbonyloxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-carboxylic acid (3), together with eighteen known phenolic compounds, were isolated from the fruits of pineapple. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analyses. Some of these compounds showed inhibitory activities against tyrosinase. The half maximal inhibitory concentration values of compounds 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 are lower than 1 mM. These compounds may contribute to the well-known anti-browning effect of pineapple juice and be potential skin whitening agents in cosmetic applications.
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- Zong-Ping Zheng
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Wu W, Hasumi K, Peng H, Hu X, Wang X, Bao B. Fibrinolytic compounds isolated from a brown alga, Sargassum fulvellum. Mar Drugs 2009; 7:85-94. [PMID: 19597573 PMCID: PMC2707035 DOI: 10.3390/md7020085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Two of bioactive natural products were founded in a brown alga, Sargassum fulvellum. After isolation and purification, the molecular structures of these two products were investigated by NMR spectroscopy and GC-mass spectroscopy. The two compounds were identified to be 1-O-palmitoyl-2-O-oleoyl-3-O-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)-glycerol (POGG) and 1-O-myristoyl-2-O-oleoyl-3-O-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)-glycerol (MOGG) which were obtained from Sargassum fulvellum for the first time. POGG and MOGG showed fibrinolytic activity in the reaction system of pro-u-PA and plasminogen.
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- Wenhui Wu
- Department of Marine Biopharmacology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P.R. China; E-mail:
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 1838509, Japan; E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; E-mail:
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100071, P. R. China; E-mail:
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- Department of Marine Biopharmacology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P.R. China; E-mail:
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- Department of Marine Biopharmacology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P.R. China; E-mail:
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Lee DS, Ryu SH, Hwang HW, Kim YJ, Park M, Lee JR, Lee SS, Jeon CO. Pseudoxanthomonas sacheonensis sp. nov., isolated from BTEX-contaminated soil in Korea, transfer of Stenotrophomonas dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006 to the genus Pseudoxanthomonas as Pseudoxanthomonas dokdonensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2235-40. [PMID: 18768635 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65678-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain BD-c54(T), was isolated from BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes)-contaminated soil in Sacheon, Korea. Growth of strain BD-c54(T) was observed at 15-35 degrees C (optimum 25-30 degrees C) and pH 6.0-9.5 (optimum pH 7.0-8.0). The predominant fatty acids were iso-C(15:0), iso-C(17:1)omega9c, iso-C(11:0) 3-OH, iso-C(16:0), iso-C(11:0) and iso-C(17:0). The strain contained large amounts of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol and a small amount of an unknown amino-group-containing polar lipid as polar lipids. The major quinone was ubiquinone-8 (Q-8) and the G+C content of the genomic DNA was 67.5 mol%. A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain BD-c54(T) formed a tight phylogenetic lineage with Pseudoxanthomonas yeongjuensis GR12-1(T) within the genus Pseudoxanthomonas and was most closely related to P. yeongjuensis GR12-1(T) and [Stenotrophomonas] dokdonensis DS-16(T), with 98.3 and 96.6% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, respectively. The DNA-DNA relatedness between strain BD-c54(T) and P. yeongjuensis GR12-1(T) was 24.5%. On the basis of chemotaxonomic data and molecular properties, strain BD-c54(T) represents a novel species within the genus Pseudoxanthomonas, for which the name Pseudoxanthomonas sacheonensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BD-c54(T) (=KCTC 22080(T) =DSM 19373(T)). In addition, the transfer of Stenotrophomonas dokdonensis to Pseudoxanthomonas as Pseudoxanthomonas dokdonensis comb. nov. and an emended description of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas are proposed.
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- Dae Sung Lee
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sankyuk-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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Ryu SH, Chung BS, Park M, Lee SS, Lee SS, Jeon CO. Rheinheimera soli sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from soil in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2271-4. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65489-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mazzon RR, Lang EAS, Braz VS, Marques MV. Characterization of Caulobacter crescentus response to low temperature and identification of genes involved in freezing resistance. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 288:178-85. [PMID: 18801049 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Free-living bacteria must respond to a wide range of temperature changes, and have developed specific mechanisms to survive in extreme environments. In this work we describe a remarkable resistance of mesophilic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus to several cycles of freezing at -80 degrees C, which was able to grow at low temperatures. Exponentially growing cells and late stationary-phase cells presented higher freezing resistance at both -20 and -80 degrees C than early stationary-phase cells. Cryotolerance was observed when log-phase cultures grown at 30 degrees C were preincubated at 5, 15 or 20 degrees C before freezing at -20 degrees C. A transposon library was screened to identify mutants sensitive to freezing at -80 degrees C and three strains presenting <10% survival were isolated. Identification of genes disrupted in each mutant showed that they encoded an AddA family DNA helicase, a DEAD/DEAH box RNA helicase and a putative RND (resistance, nodulation, cell division) efflux system component. These strains showed longer generation times than wild-type cells when growing at 15 degrees C, with the RNA helicase mutant presenting a severe growth defect. These analyses suggest that the singular intrinsic resistance to freezing of C. crescentus is in fact a consequence of several independent traits, especially the maintenance of a proper degree of supercoiling of nucleic acids.
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- Ricardo R Mazzon
- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Ryu SH, Park M, Lee JR, Yun PY, Jeon CO. Brevundimonas aveniformis sp. nov., a stalked species isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1561-1565. [PMID: 17625194 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64737-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-negative, rod-like, stalk-producing bacterium, designated strain EMB102(T), was isolated from activated sludge that performed enhanced biological phosphorus removal in a sequencing batch reactor. Cells without stalks were motile with single polar flagella, but cells that did produce stalks were non-motile and lacked polar flagella. Growth of strain EMB102(T) was observed at temperatures between 15 and 35 degrees C (optimum, 30 degrees C) and between pH 6.0 and 9.0 (optimum, pH 7.5-8.5). The predominant fatty acids of strain EMB102(T) were C(18 : 1) omega 7c, C(16 : 0) and C(15 : 0). The predominant polar lipid was phosphatidylglycerol. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 64.1 mol% and the major quinone was Q-10. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses showed that strain EMB102(T) formed a distinct phyletic lineage within the genus Brevundimonas. The levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between the type strains of Brevundimonas species ranged from 95.8 to 97.5 %. DNA-DNA relatedness levels between the EMB102(T) and closely related Brevundimonas species were below 15.0 %. On the basis of chemotaxonomic data and molecular properties, strain EMB102(T) represents a novel species within the genus Brevundimonas, for which the name Brevundimonas aveniformis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is EMB102(T) (=KCTC 12609(T)=DSM 17977(T)).
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MESH Headings
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Base Composition
- Caulobacteraceae/chemistry
- Caulobacteraceae/classification
- Caulobacteraceae/genetics
- Caulobacteraceae/isolation & purification
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- Fatty Acids/analysis
- Flagella
- Genes, rRNA
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Locomotion
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Names
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phospholipids/analysis
- Phosphorus/metabolism
- Phylogeny
- Quinones/analysis
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Sewage/microbiology
- Temperature
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- Seung Hyun Ryu
- Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Hi-Tech industry Development Institute, 4-8 Ara-1 dong, Jeju 690-121, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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Hölzl G, Dörmann P. Structure and function of glycoglycerolipids in plants and bacteria. Prog Lipid Res 2007; 46:225-43. [PMID: 17599463 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2007.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Phosphoglycerolipids are abundant membrane constituents in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. However, glycoglycerolipids are the predominant lipids in chloroplasts of plants and eukaryotic algae and in cyanobacteria. Membrane composition in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria is highly conserved, with monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGD) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGD) representing the most abundant lipids. The genes encoding enzymes of galactolipid biosynthesis have been isolated from Arabidopsis. Galactolipids are crucial for growth under normal and phosphate limiting conditions. Furthermore, they are indispensable for maximal efficiency of photosynthesis. A wide variety of glycoglycerolipids is found in different bacteria. These lipids contain glucose or galactose, in some cases also mannose or other sugars with different glycosidic linkages in their head group. Some bacterial species produce unusual glycoglycerolipids, such as glycophospholipids or glycoglycerolipids carrying sugar head groups esterified with acyl residues. A number of genes coding for bacterial glycoglycerolipid synthases have been cloned and the enzymes characterized. In contrast to the breadth of information available on their structural diversity, much less is known about functional aspects of bacterial glycoglycerolipids. In some bacteria, glycoglycerolipids are required for membrane bilayer stability, they serve as precursors for the formation of complex membrane components, or they are crucial to support anoxygenic photosynthesis or growth during phosphate deficiency.
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- Georg Hölzl
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Choi SK, Vu TK, Jung JM, Kim SJ, Jung HR, Chang T, Kim BH. Nucleoside-Based Phospholipids and Their Liposomes Formed in Water. Chembiochem 2005; 6:432-9. [PMID: 15678427 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Phospholipids and liposomes have been the subjects of considerable attention because of their importance in biological systems. We have efficiently synthesized novel nucleoside-based phospholipids in six-step sequences starting from their corresponding nucleosides. These nucleoside-based phospholipids self-assemble into liposome-like structures in aqueous solutions. We have analyzed the structures of these liposomes by dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, and confocal microscopy.
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- Seung Kyu Choi
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyoja Dong, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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Batrakov SG, Mosezhnyi AE, Ruzhitsky AO, Sheichenko VI, Nikitin DI. The polar-lipid composition of the sphingolipid-producing bacterium Flectobacillus major. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1484:225-40. [PMID: 10760472 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(00)00011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polar lipids comprise about 90% of the total chloroform-methanol extractable lipids of the Gram-negative, fresh-water, ring-forming bacterium Flectobacillus major FM and consist of at least 10 constituents. These are aminophosphosphingolipids, 2-N-(2'-D-hydroxy-13'-methyltetradecanoyl)-15-methyl-4(E)-hexad ecasph ingenyl-1-phosphoethanolamine (36.8% of the total polar lipids) and its 2'-deoxy derivative (3.7%); sulfonic-acid analogues of ceramide, 2-D-(2'-D-hydroxy-13'-methyltetradecanoyl)amino-3-D-hydroxy-15-met hyl hexadecane-1-sulfonic acid (18.1%) and its 2'-deoxy derivative (3. 5%); a lipoamino acid, N-[3-D-(15'-methylhexadecanoyloxy)-15-methylhexadecanoyl]-gl ycine (3. 7%); a lipodipeptide, N-¿N'-[3"-D-(15"'-methylhexadecanoyloxy)-15"-methylhexadecanoyl ]glycy l¿-L-serine (7.8%); 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (7. 7%), 1,2-diacyl-3-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol (2.9%); ceramide phospho-myo-inositol (4.9%), and a previously described unusual glycosphingolipid, 7-deoxy-7-amino-D-manno-heptulosonopyranosyl (1-hydroxycarbonyl-6-deoxy-6-amino-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl) ceramide (10.9%); the last two lipids contain only 15-methyl-4(E)-hexadecasphingenine as a long-chain base. The sole structural type of amide-bound fatty acids in the sphingolipids, including the sulfonic-acid analogues, is iso-15:0, either non-hydroxylated or hydroxylated at 2-C, whereas 15-methylhexadecanoic acid is the major ester-bound fatty acid in the remaining lipids.
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- S G Batrakov
- Research Centre 'Hydrobios' of Ministry of Health, ul. Kosmonavtov 18, korp. 2, Moscow, Russia
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Batrakov SG, Sheichenko VI, Nikitin DI. A novel glycosphingolipid from gram-negative aquatic bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1440:163-75. [PMID: 10521700 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(99)00119-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The chloroform-methanol extractable lipids of the Gram-negative fresh-water bacteria Arcocella aquatica NO-502 and Flectobacillus major FM were found to contain an unusual ninhydrin-positive glycolipid. It was purified by two-stage silica gel-column chromatography. By the use of IR and (1)H-NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and chemical-degradation experiment, the lipid was established to be 1-O-monoglycosyl ceramide, the carbohydrate moiety of which was the alpha-pyranose-ring form of 7-desoxy-7-amino-D-manno-heptulosonic acid, or 1-hydroxycarbonyl-6-deoxy-6-amino-alpha-D-mannopyranose. The ceramide portion consisted mainly (by 95% in the A. aquatica glycolipid and 80% in the F. major glycolipid) of 2-N-(2'-D-hydroxy-13'-methyltetradecanoyl)-15-methyl-4(E)-hexad ecasph ingenine. The minor molecular species differed from the major one only in fatty acid structure. The glycolipid accounted for 8 and 11% of the total lipids extracted from A. aquatica NO-502 and F. major FM cells, respectively.
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- S G Batrakov
- Research Centre 'Hydrobios' of Ministry of Health, ul. Kosmonavtov 18, korp. 2, Moscow, Russia
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Batrakov SG, Nikitin DI, Sheichenko VI, Ruzhitsky AO. A novel sulfonic-acid analogue of ceramide is the major extractable lipid of the gram-negative marine bacterium Cyclobacterium marinus WH. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1391:79-91. [PMID: 9518560 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(97)00165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The extractable lipids of the gram-negative, sea-water bacterium Cyclobacterium marinus strain WH contain about 94% of polar components which consist of two phospholipids, phosphatidylethanolamine (29% of the total lipids) and phosphatidylcholine (7%), and two phosphorus-free lipids. One of the latter has been shown to be a novel sulfonic-acid analogue of ceramide, 2-D-(2'-D-hydroxy-13'-methyltetradecanoyl) amino-3-D-hydroxy-15-methylhexadec-4 (E)-en-1-sulfonic acid (48%), and other is a lipodipeptide, N-[3-d-(13'-methyltetradecanoyloxy)-15-methylhexadecanoyl] glycyl-L-serine (11%), which has so far been found only in a Flavobacterium sp. strain. The dominant fatty acid residues of the phospholipids are iso-15:0, n-16:0, 16:1 and 18:1, the acyl residues linked to the sn-1 carbon of the glycerol moiety being somewhat more saturated as compared with those located at the sn-2 position. A new procedure for determination of the absolute configuration of 2- and 3-hydroxy fatty acids is briefly described.
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- S G Batrakov
- Research Centre "Hydrobios" of Ministry of Health, ul. Kosmonavtov 18, korp. 2, Moscow 129301, Russian Federation
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- I Ishizuka
- Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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