VARIATION OF POLAR LIPID COMPOSITION OF BACILLUS-SUBTILIS (MARBURG) WITH DIFFERENT GROWTH CONDITIONS
VARIATION OF POLAR LIPID COMPOSITION OF BACILLUS-SUBTILIS (MARBURG) WITH DIFFERENT GROWTH CONDITIONS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(72)80398-3
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
ABDOLRAHIMZADEH, H
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作者:
MINNIKIN, DE;BADDILEY, J;ABDOLRAHIMZADEH, H
A previous study of the polar lipids of Bacillus subtilis (Marburg) has shown that at least five phospholipids in addition to glycolipid may be present [11. The report shows that by manipulation of growth conditions the lipid composition of this organism can be varied and greatly simplified. In batch cultures, under conditions of apparent phosphate starvation, a close interrelation of phospholipids and phosphate-free polar lipids is observed, the latter increasing in proportion as growth progresses. Certain chemostat cultures (magnesium limitation) are found to contain only one acidic phospholipid, phosphatidylglycerol(PC), and one neutral polar lipid, diglucosyldiglyceride (DG). In phosphate-limited cultures the proportions of phospholipids are reduced and phosphate-free polar lipids are observed in increased proportions; one of these lipids is DG, the other is an acidic peptidolipid. vessel. Lipids were extracted from lyophilized cells with chloroform-methanol(2: 1, v/v) and investigated by two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography [4](fig. 2 for details). Qualitative identifications of lipids was made by use of specific spray reagents [2], and densitometry [6] gave an approximate measure of the relative proportions of the lipids. The lipids of B. subtilis (Marburg) grown in batch culture included the phospholipids reported in previous studies [I] ie diphosphatidylglycerol(DPG), phosphatidylethanolamine(PE), PG and traces of its lysine ester. DG was identified in all cultures, and in some extracts an additional phosphorous-free lipid (X) was found (see fig. 1). Preliminary investigations