A previously unreported series of di- and trimethylated fatty acids, as well as saturated and monounsaturated diacids were identified in polar lipids isolated from environmental subsurface sediment samples. Mechanisms are proposed for their formation, but their origin and role in cell membranes remains unknown.
Revised: January 29, 2009 |
Published: September 1, 2008
Citation
Hedrick D.B., A.D. Peacock, P.E. Long, and D.C. White. 2008.Multiply Methyl-Branched Fatty Acids and Diacids in the Polar Lipids of a Microaerophilic Subsurface Microbial Community.Lipids 43, no. 9:843-851.PNNL-SA-63074.doi:10.1007/s11745-008-3206-1