Table 1.
The most probable combination of mycolic acids present in TDM of different molecular masses isolated from M. smegmatis
| Mass no. of TDM (M+Na)* | M. smegmatis mycolic acid combination† |
|---|---|
| 2158.96 (C124 Δ2) | α′62 : α′62 |
| 2186.99 (C126 Δ2) | α′62 : α′64 |
| 2215.02 (C128 Δ2) | α′62 : α′66; α′64 : α′64 |
| 2325.12 (C136 Δ3) | α′62 : α74 |
| 2353.15 (C138 Δ3) | α′62 : α76; α′64 : α74 |
| 2367.17 (C139 Δ3) | α′62 : α77; α′64 : α75 |
| 2395.20 (C141 Δ3) | α′62 : α79; α′64 : α77; α′66 : α75 |
| 2423.23 (C143 Δ3) | α′62 : α81; α′64 : α79; α′66 : α77 |
| 2575.37 (C154 Δ4) | α74 : α80; α75 : α79; α76 : α78; α77 : α77 |
| 2589.39 (C155 Δ4) | α74 : α81; α75 : α80; α76 : α79; α77 : α78 |
| 2603.40 (C156 Δ4) | α74 : α82; α75 : α81; α76 : α80; α77 : α79; α78 : α78 |
| 2617.41 (C157 Δ4) | α75 : α82; α76 : α81; α77 : α80; α78 : α79 |
| 2631.44 (C158 Δ4) | α76 : α82; α77 : α81; α78 : α80; α79 : α79 |
| 2661.43 (C159 epoxy Δ3) | α82 : e77; α81 : e78; α80 : e79; α79 : e80; α78 : e81; α77 : e82; α76 : e83; α75 : e84 |
| 2675.43 (C160 epoxy Δ3) | α82 : e78; α81 : e79; α80 : e80; α79 : e81; α78 : e82; α76 : e84; α77 : e83; α76 : e84 |
*The C number refers to the number of carbons in the mycolate chains (does not include the 12 carbons of trehalose). The Δ number indicates the total number of double bonds.
†α, α-mycolates; α′, α′-mycolates; e, epoxy mycolates.