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Biosynthesis of the novel fatty acid, 17‐methyl‐ cis ‐9,10‐methyleneoctadecanoic acid, by the parasitic protozoan, Herpetomonas megaseliae
Author(s) -
Holz G. G.,
Beach D. H.,
Singh B. N.,
Fish W. R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02534670
Subject(s) - flagellate , fatty acid , biology , biochemistry , biosynthesis , protozoa , parasite hosting , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , gene , world wide web , computer science
Herpetomonas megaseliae , a flagellate protozoan parasite of the gut of a dipteran, Megaselia scalaris , is shown by chromatographic, spectrometric and radiotracer methods to synthesize de novo an iso ‐branched chain cyclopropane fatty acid, 17‐methyl‐ cis ‐9,10‐methyleneoctadecanoic acid.