| Literature DB >> 15643871 |
Helge B Bode1, Jeroen S Dickschat, Reiner M Kroppenstedt, Stefan Schulz, Rolf Müller.
Abstract
The biosynthesis of iso-fatty acids was investigated in the myxobacteria Myxococcus xanthus and Stigmatella aurantiaca by feeding labeled precursors of these fatty acids and by conducting detailed analysis of the fatty acid profiles and fatty acid MS and NMR spectra. These experiments revealed that in S. aurantiaca all iso-even fatty acids are formed via alpha-oxidation of iso-odd fatty acids and not by using valine-derived isobutyryl-CoA.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15643871 DOI: 10.1021/ja043570y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419