Structural features of ether lipids in the archaeobacterial thermophiles Pyrococcus furiosus, Methanopyrus kandleri, Methanothermus fervidus, and Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 467-476

  Sprott, G Dennis ^a   Agnew, Brian J ^a   Patel, Girishchandra B ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaea; Ether lipids; Extreme halophiles; Hyperthermophiles; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ETHER LIPID; GLYCOLIPID; HEXOSE; MANNOSE; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL;

ACETYLATION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; METHANOBACTERIA; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0030789401     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-066     Document Type: Article

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