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The positional distribution of fatty acids in the phospholipids and triglycerides ofMycobacterium smegmatis andM. bovis BCG

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Position 1 of the phospholipid and triglyceride fractions isolated fromMycobacterium smegmatis andM. bovis BCG was esterified principally with C18 related fatty acids (18∶0, 18∶1 and 19Br). Position 2 was occupied principally by C16 fatty acids. The third position of the triglycerides was esterified with a preponderance of C20+fatty acids. Seventysix per cent of position 3 fatty acids in BCG and 43% inM. smegmatis triglycerides contained fatty acids of greater than 20 carbon atoms.

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    R. W. Walker, H. Barakat & J. G. C. Hung

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Walker, R.W., Barakat, H. & Hung, J.G.C. The positional distribution of fatty acids in the phospholipids and triglycerides ofMycobacterium smegmatis andM. bovis BCG. Lipids 5, 684–691 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531435

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