New family of monoglucosylglyceride diacyl glycerol lipids containing very long chain bifunctional acyl chains in Sarcina ventriculi

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 386-393

  Jung, Seunho ^a   Choi, Yong Hoon ^b   Chang, Yoon Seok ^c   Yi, Dong Heui ^a   Kwon, Tae Jong ^a   Hollingsworth, Rawle I ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Very long chain bifunctional fatty acyl component, transmembrane lipids, Sarcina ventriculi

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROLIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; SARCINA;

EID: 0033914583     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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