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. 1991 Jun;173(12):3907–3910. doi: 10.1128/jb.173.12.3907-3910.1991

Proportions of diether, macrocyclic diether, and tetraether lipids in Methanococcus jannaschii grown at different temperatures.

G D Sprott 1, M Meloche 1, J C Richards 1
PMCID: PMC208025  PMID: 2050642

Abstract

Growth of Methanococcus jannaschii over a wide temperature range (47 to 75 degrees C) is correlated with an ability to alter dramatically the proportions of three ether lipid cores. These lipids shifted from predominantly diether (2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol) at the lower growth temperatures to macrocyclic diether and tetraether at near optimal growth temperatures. Lipid head groups varied as well, especially with respect to an increase in phosphate at the higher temperatures.

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