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Unsaturated fatty acids of mycobacteria

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Lipids

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The double bond locations have been determined for the mono-unsaturated fatty acids, C14 to C26 ofM. smegmatis andM. bovis BCG. The 14∶1 and 16∶1 fatty acids fromM. smegmatis are principally Δ10, while the 17∶1, 18∶1 and 19∶1 fatty acids from both organisms are Δ9. In the case ofM. smegmatis, the 20∶1, 22∶1 and 24∶1 fatty acids are principally Δ11, Δ13 and Δ15, respectively, while the 22∶1, 24∶1 and 26∶1 fatty acids of BCG are principally Δ13, Δ15 and Δ17, respectively.

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  1. Institute of Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 01002, Amherst, Massachusetts

    Julia G. C. Hung & Robert W. Walker

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Hung, J.G.C., Walker, R.W. Unsaturated fatty acids of mycobacteria. Lipids 5, 720–722 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531442

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