Structural analysis of phospholipids and glycolipids in extremely halophilic archaebacteria

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-128

  Kates, Morris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaebacteria; Chemical structure; Extreme halophiles; FAB MS; FTIR; Glycolipids; Haloalkaliphiles; NMR; Phospholipids; Sulfated glycolipids; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLMETHYLPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIA; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON;

EID: 0030014942     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00010-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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