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Characterization of 12‐methyl‐ cis ‐4‐tetradecenoic acid from Corynebacterium sepedonicum
Author(s) -
Henningson Paul J.,
Vick Brady A.,
Bugbee William M.,
Gudmestad Neil C.
Publication year - 1988
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/bf02535657
Subject(s) - corynebacterium , fatty acid , chemistry , mass spectrometry , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , fatty acid methyl ester , lipidology , gas chromatography , biochemistry , chromatography , clinical chemistry , bacteria , biology , catalysis , genetics , biodiesel
A previously uncharacterized fatty acid found in Corynebacterium sepedonicum was analyzed by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry and infrared spectrometry and determined to be 12‐methyl‐ cis ‐4‐tetradecenoic acid. This fatty acid represents nearly 6% of the total fatty acids of C. sepedonicum , but it is present at significantly lower levels in other Corynebacterium species. Therefore, 12‐methyl‐ cis ‐4‐tetradecenoic acid provides a useful marker in distinguishing C. sepedonicum from other microorganisms.