Chemical composition and role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa peptidoglycolipid in hydrocarbon assimilation
Koronelli, T.V.; Komarova, T.I.; Denisov, I.V.
Mikrobiologiia 52(5): 767-770
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656 PMID: 6420650 Document Number: 216987
Pseudomonas aeruginosa P-20 releases a lipophilic compound during growth in a medium with hexadecane. The compound was shown to be a peptidoglycolipid. The peptide moiety consists of 7 amino acids: lysine, aspartic and glutamic acids, serine, proline, valine and leucine. The carbohydrate component is ramnose. The lipid moiety is represented by a mixture of fatty acids with the number of carbon atoms from 11 to 18 among which C11:1, C16:0, C18:1 and C17:3 predominate. The content of unsaturated acids is 64.62%. The peptidoglycolipid stimulates the process of hydrocarbon assimilation.