Open AccessOn the Ornithinyl Ester of Phosphatidylglycerol of Mycobacterium 607
Author(s) -
G. K. Khuller,
D. Subrahmanyam
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.101.2.654-656.1970
Subject(s) - phosphatidylglycerol , cardiolipin , glycerol , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , bacilli , biochemistry , bacteria , membrane , phospholipid , phosphatidylcholine , genetics
Ornithinyl ester of phosphatidyl glycerol was found to accumulate in Mycobacterium 607 under acidic conditions (pH 5.6) of growth or in cultures of ultraviolet-irradiated (320 to 420 nm) bacilli. There was a corresponding decrease in cardiolipin content of the organisms under these conditions.
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