Open Access1‐Tetradecanol, a new alcohol found in the cell wall of some rapidly growing chromogenic mycobacteria
Author(s) -
ValeroGuillén P.L.,
MartínLuengo F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01499.x
Subject(s) - mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , chromogenic , alcohol , cell wall , nontuberculous mycobacteria , bacteria , chemistry , biology , chromatography , biochemistry , genetics
A new alcohol identified as 1‐tetradecanol by gas‐liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) was found in representative strains of Mycobacterium aurum, Mycobacterium chubuense, Mycobacterium gilvum, Mycobacterium obuense, Mycobacterium parafortuitum , and Mycobacterium vaccae . Studies on M. obuense indicated that this alcohol is a constituent of the cell wall but not of the ‘wax‐ester’ mycolates. This compound was not detected in other mycobacteria examined.