Occurrence of squalene in methanol-grown bacteria.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 135 ·No. 2 ·1978-08-00 ·Pages 717-20

Goldberg I, Shechter I

Abstract

The nonpolar lipids of methanol-grown bacteria which utilize one-carbon (C1) compounds via the RMP pathway (Pseudomonas C, Pseudomonas methylotropha, and Methylomonas methanolica) were found to contain squalene in concentrations between 0.1 to 1.16 mg/g of cell (dry weight). Squalene could not be detected in lipid extracts of methanol-grown bacteria which utilize C1 compounds via the serine pathway.

MeSH Terms

Methanol/metabolism Methylococcaceae/chemistry,metabolism Pseudomonas/chemistry,metabolism Squalene/analysis

Chemicals

Squalene Methanol

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Goldberg I

Shechter I

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.135.2.717-720.1978

Published

1978-08-00

Pages

717-20

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC222434

Subset

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