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Structure of an Aminoglycosphingolipid from Chlorobium
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Abstract
Chlorobium limicola f. thiosulfatophilum is known to contain several unusual glycolipids (1). One of these has been purified and characterized as an aminoglycosphingolipid. This type of lipid with a sphingosine backbone is seldom found in bacteria. The lipid was estimated to be a major component of the total lipid pool (2) and was shown to be confined to the plasma membrane (3). An unusual feature of this lipid is that it is a zwitterion at physiological pH.
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Sialic Acid Myristic Acid Primary Alcohol Photosynthetic Bacterium Green Sulfur Bacterium
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