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A new N-C-31/9 polyene hydrocarbon from Antarctic bacteria
Citation
Nichols, DS and Nichols, PD and McMeekin, TA, A new N-C-31/9 polyene hydrocarbon from Antarctic bacteria, F E M S Microbiology Letters, 125, (2-3) pp. 281-286. ISSN 0378-1097 (1995) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07369.x
Abstract
The non-saponifiable neutral lipid composition of nineteen bacterial strains isolated from Antarctic sea ice were analysed. Nine of these strains produced a novel highly unsaturated straight chain hydrocarbon as the major non-saponifiable neutral lipid component. The compound was identified as hentriacontanonene (n-C(31:9)) by mass spectrometry and the formation of n-C(31:10) following hydrogenation. The occurrence of n-C(31:9) also correlated with the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) by the bacterial strains. n-C(31:9) may therefore represent a novel biomarker for the location of PUFA-producing bacteria from environmental samples.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
| Research Field: | Analytical Biochemistry |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences |
| Author: | Nichols, DS (Dr David Nichols) |
| Author: | Nichols, PD (Dr Peter Nichols) |
| Author: | McMeekin, TA (Professor Thomas McMeekin) |
| ID Code: | 5498 |
| Year Published: | 1995 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 20 |
| Deposited By: | Agricultural Science |
| Deposited On: | 1995-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-24 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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