Category:LBF-----BC
Overview
Branched-chain fatty acids (FAs) are commonly found in many organisms from bacteria to human. In human, over 70 mono- and dimethyl branched acids are found in Vernix caseosa [1].
Iso and anteiso configuration
Monomethyl branched-chain FAs with a single methyl group attached next to the terminal carbon is called as iso configuration. If a single methyl group is attached to second-next to the terminal carbon, it is called anteiso configuration. Both configurations are prevalent in bacteria, especially thermophilic and cold-tolerant species [2][3][4].
- ↑ Nicolaides N, Apon JM (1976) "Further studies of the saturated methyl branched fatty acids of vernix caseosa lipid" Lipids 11: 781–790
- ↑ Merkel GJ, Perry JJ (1977) "Effect of growth substrate on thermal death of thermophilic bacteria" Appl Environ Microbiol 34(6):626-629
- ↑ Annous BA, Becker LA, Bayles DO, Labeda DP, Wilkinson BJ (1997) "Critical role of anteiso-C15:0 fatty acid in the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at low temperatures" Appl Environ Microbiol 63: 3887–3894
- ↑ Ferreira AC, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Silva MT, Wait R, Burghardt J, Chung AP, da Costa MS (1997) "Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs" Int J Syst Bacteriol 47: 939–947
List of branched chain fatty acids
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