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Characterization of 12-methyl-cis-4-tetradecenoic acid fromCorynebacterium sepedonicum

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A previously uncharacterized fatty acid found inCorynebacterium sepedonicum was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and infrared spectrometry and determined to be 12-methyl-cis-4-tetradecenoic acid. This fatty acid represents nearly 6% of the total fatty acids ofC. sepedonicum, but it is present at significantly lower levels in otherCorynebacterium species. Therefore, 12-methyl-cis-4-tetradecenoic acid provides a useful marker in distinguishingC. sepedonicum from other microorganisms.

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Abbreviations

ECL:

equivalent chain length

GC-MS:

gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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  1. Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University, 58105, Fargo, ND

    Paul J. Henningson & Neil C. Gudmestad

  2. Agricultural Research Service, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 58105, Fargo, ND

    Brady A. Vick & William M. Bugbee

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Published with the approval of the Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station as Journal Article #1694.

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Henningson, P.J., Vick, B.A., Bugbee, W.M. et al. Characterization of 12-methyl-cis-4-tetradecenoic acid fromCorynebacterium sepedonicum . Lipids 23, 1086–1088 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535657

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