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. 1975 May;148(2):253–258. doi: 10.1042/bj1480253

The mannophosphoinositides of Corynebacterium aquaticum.

J A Hackett, P J Brennan
PMCID: PMC1165533  PMID: 168883

Abstract

Besides the monomannophosphoinositide previously reported in Corynebacterium aquaticum small amounts of other, apparently more glycosylated, mannophosphoinositides have been identified in stationary phase cells. Moreover, by labelling cells with [32P]Pi, phosphatidylinositol was found, comprising about 1.5% of the stationary-phase phospholipids. 2. Pulse-chase experiments performed on cells in the late exponential phase of growth further suggested the sequence phosphatidylinositol leads to monomannophosphoinositide as the first step in the biosynthesis of the mannophosphoinositides. 3. Di-and tri-mannophosphoinositides are apparently the main mannophosphoinositides present during exponential growth. Monomannophosphoinositide predominates only in late stationary phase; in the earlier stationary phase, phosphatidylinositol comprises 50% of the phosphoinositide lipid, and tetramannophosphoinositide constitutes much of the remainder. 4. The metabolism and functions of the mannophosphoinositides are discussed, particularly in relation to changes in their composition throughout the growth cycle.

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