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Analyses of Pneumocystis Fatty Acids
Author(s) -
KANESHIRO EDNA S.,
CUSHION MELANIET,
WALZER PETER D.,
JAYASIMHULU KOKA
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1989.tb02707.x
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , sphingolipid , fatty acid , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , immunology , pneumocystis jirovecii , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The major ester‐linked fatty acids of the total lipids extracted from Pneumocystis carinii isolated from the lungs of corticosteroid‐trcaicd rats were 16:0. 18:0, 18:1, 18:2 and 20:4. Others detected included 14:0, 16:1 and 22:4. The major sphingolipid fatty acids were 16:0, 18:0,22:0,24:0 and 24:1; others included 14:0, 18:1, 20:0, 23:0, 24:2 and 26:0. The total lipid fatty acid compositions of preparations from appropriate lung controls were similar to those of the organism.