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. 1978 Jun;134(3):771–777. doi: 10.1128/jb.134.3.771-777.1978

Phospholipid composition of methane-utilizing bacteria.

R A Makula
PMCID: PMC222323  PMID: 96101

Abstract

The phospholipids of Methylococcus capsulatus, Methylosinus trichosporium, La Paz, and OBT were examined in relation to their qualitative and quantitative composition. M. capsulatus exhibited a phospholipid composition consisting of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, and phosphatidyl-choline. The esterified fatty acids were predominantly C16:0 and C16:1. M. trichosporium, La Paz, and OBT exhibited an essentially identical phospholipid composition consisting of phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, phosphatidyl-dimethylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, and phosphatidylglycerol. Only trace amounts (less than 1%) of cardiolipin were found in these organisms. The major esterified fatty acid in these organisms was C18:1 (87 to 90%). The monounsaturated fatty acids from all four organisms consisted of both cis and trans isomers, each of which contained delta8, delta9, delta10, and delta11 double-bond positional isomers.

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