Fraction of cell dry weight that is glycerol-based membrane lipids
| Range | 2 to 6 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | prokaryote |
| Reference | Sturt HF, Summons RE, Smith K, Elvert M, Hinrichs KU. Intact polar membrane lipids in prokaryotes and sediments deciphered by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization multistage mass spectrometry new biomarkers for biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2004 18(6):617-28. p.617 left columnPubMed ID15052572 |
| Primary Source | Langworthy TA, Holzer G, Zeikus JG, Tornabene TG. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1983 4: 1. AND Langworthy TA, Mayberry WR, Smith PF. Long-chain glycerol diether and polyol dialkyl glycerol triether lipids of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. J Bacteriol. 1974 Jul119(1):106-16. AND Ferrante G, Richards JC, Sprott GD. Structures of polar lipids from the thermophilic, deep-sea archaeobacterium Methanococcus jannaschii. Biochem Cell Biol. 1990 Jan68(1):274-83.PubMed ID4407015, 2372322 |
| Comments | For lipid fraction of cell dry weight of 9.1% see table in BNID 101436 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106783 |