UNIQUE FEATURES OF LIPIDS OF ARCHAEA

Authors
GAMBACORTA A TRINCONE A NICOLAUS B LAMA L DEROSA M
Citation
A. Gambacorta et al., UNIQUE FEATURES OF LIPIDS OF ARCHAEA, Systematic and applied microbiology, 16(4), 1994, pp. 518-527
Citations number
61
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Systematic and applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07232020
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
518 - 527
Database
ISI
SICI code
0723-2020(1994)16:4<518:UFOLOA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Lipid composition has proved particularly useful in the taxonomy of mi croorganisms. The most spectacular grouping that can be made among pro karyotes, on the basis of lipid analysis, is the Archaea whose membran es are based on isopranoid glycerol ether lipids. This presentation is meant to give an updated general survey of the structural features of lipids of Archaea and the significance of lipid composition in archae al taxonomy.