Effect of unsaturated fatty acids on the lipid composition of bacteriophage PM2

Nature ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 253 (5487) ◽  
pp. 125-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORIHIRO TSUKAGOSHI ◽  
MARIANNE H. PETERSEN ◽  
RICHARD M. FRANKLIN
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids

scholarly journals The Changes in the Lipid Composition of Mung Bean Seeds as Affected by Processing Methods

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Sayed Ali Abdel-Rahman ◽  
Fawzy A El-Fishawy ◽  
Mohamed A El-Geddawy ◽  
Tomas Kurz ◽  
Mohamed N El-Rify
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Lipid Fractions ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Tlc Analysis

This study was conducted to assess in detail the possible effects of some technological processes such as soaking, germination, cooking, soaking + cooking, and germination + cooking on the lipid composition of mung bean seeds of Giza 1 variety. TLC analysis of mung bean lipids showed that the phospholipids and triglycerides recorded the highest percentage among lipid fractions (32.26 and 30.10%), while the 1,3 diglycerides constituted the least percentage (2.80%) in mung bean seeds. The soaking, germination and cooking processes caused a decrease in the phospholipids, triglycerides and hydrocarbons accompanied with an increase in monoglycerides, 1,2-(2,3)-diglycerides, sterols and free fatty acids. Eleven fractions were separated from phospholipids class of the studied samples; seven of these fractions were identified. The major component of phospholipids was phosphatidyl choline, amounting to 21.30, 17.84, 16.21, 13.87, 13.20 and 11.47% of the total phospholipids in raw, soaked, germinated, raw-cooked, soaked-cooked and germinated-cooked mung bean seeds, respectively. Gas liquid chromatography of the total lipids of mung bean seeds showed that the unsaturated fatty acids represented 69.58, 64.35, 63.3, 63.16, 61.84 and 61.12%, while the levels of saturated fatty acids were low being 30.37, 34.05, 35.66, 34.64, 37.93 and 38.75% of the total fatty acids in raw, soaked, germinated, raw-cooked, soaked-cooked and germinated-cooked, respectively. The total essential fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic) represented the highest proportion of fatty acids (50.10% of the total fatty acids).

scholarly journals The role of diatom resting spores for pelagic-benthic coupling in the Southern Ocean

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Rembauville ◽  
Stéphane Blain ◽  
Clara Manno ◽  
Geraint Tarling ◽  
Anu Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Ocean Island ◽  
South Georgia ◽  
Resting Spore ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Benthic Coupling

Abstract. Natural iron fertilization downstream of Southern Ocean island plateaus support large phytoplankton blooms and promote carbon export from the mixed layer. In addition to sequestering atmospheric CO2, the biological carbon pump also supplies organic matter (OM) to deep-ocean ecosystems. Although the total flux of OM arriving at the seafloor sets the energy input to the system, the chemical nature of OM is also of significance. However, a quantitative framework linking ecological flux vectors to OM composition is currently lacking. In the present study we report the lipid composition of export fluxes collected by five-moored sediment traps deployed in contrasting productivity regimes of Southern Ocean island systems (Kerguelen, Crozet and South Georgia) and compile them with quantitative data on diatom and fecal pellet fluxes. At the three naturally iron fertilized sites, the relative contribution of labile lipids (mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty alcohols) is 2–4 times higher than at low productivity sites. There is a strong attenuation of labile components as a function of depth, irrespective of productivity. The three island systems also display regional characteristics in lipid export. The diversity of sterols is greater in the relatively warm waters of the Polar Frontal Zone when compared to the Antarctic zone, reflecting the transition from mixed phytoplankton communities to principally diatom-derived OM. An enrichment of zooplankton dietary sterols, such as C27Δ5, at South Georgia is consistent with high zooplankton and krill biomass in the region and the importance of fecal pellets to POC flux. There is a strong association of diatom resting spore fluxes that dominate productive flux regimes with energy rich unsaturated fatty acids. At the Kerguelen Plateau we provide a statistical framework to link seasonal variation in ecological flux vectors and lipid composition over a complete annual cycle. Our analyses demonstrate that ecological processes in the upper ocean, e.g. resting spore formation and grazing, not only impact the magnitude and stoichiometry of the Southern Ocean biological pump, but also regulate the composition of exported OM and the nature of pelagic-benthic coupling.

scholarly journals Effect of elevated temperature on membrane lipid saturation in Antarctic notothenioid fish

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanita C. Malekar ◽  
James D. Morton ◽  
Richard N. Hider ◽  
Robert H. Cruickshank ◽  
Simon Hodge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Antarctic Fish ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Thermal Acclimation ◽  
Homeoviscous Adaptation ◽  
Antarctic Species ◽  
Membrane Lipid Composition

Homeoviscous adaptation (HVA) is a key cellular response by which fish protect their membranes against thermal stress. We investigated evolutionary HVA (long time scale) in Antarctic and non-Antarctic fish. Membrane lipid composition was determined for four Perciformes fish: two closely related Antarctic notothenioid species (Trematomus bernacchiiandPagothenia borchgrevinki); a diversified related notothenioid Antarctic icefish (Chionodraco hamatus); and a New Zealand species (Notolabrus celidotus). The membrane lipid compositions were consistent across the three Antarctic species and these were significantly different from that of the New Zealand species. Furthermore, acclimatory HVA (short time periods with seasonal changes) was investigated to determine whether stenothermal Antarctic fish, which evolved in the cold, stable environment of the Southern Ocean, have lost the acclimatory capacity to modulate their membrane saturation states, making them vulnerable to anthropogenic global warming. We compared liver membrane lipid composition in two closely related Antarctic fish species acclimated at 0 °C (control temperature), 4 °C for a period of 14 days inT. bernacchiiand 28 days forP. borchgrevinki,and 6 °C for 7 days in both species. Thermal acclimation at 4 °C did not result in changed membrane saturation states in either Antarctic species. Despite this, membrane functions were not compromised, as indicated by declining serum osmolality, implying positive compensation by enhanced hypo-osmoregulation. Increasing the temperature to 6 °C did not change the membrane lipids ofP. borchgrevinki.However, inT. bernacchii,thermal acclimation at 6 °C resulted in an increase of membrane saturated fatty acids and a decline in unsaturated fatty acids. This is the first study to show a homeoviscous response to higher temperatures in an Antarctic fish, although for only one of the two species examined.

scholarly journals Impaired fetal erythrocytes' filterability: relationship with cell size, membrane fluidity, and membrane lipid composition

Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 2148-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
FC Colin ◽  
Y Gallois ◽  
D Rapin ◽  
A Meskar ◽  
JJ Chabaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Membrane Fluidity ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Fluorescence Polarization ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Biophysical Parameters ◽  
Membrane Lipid Composition

Abstract The lipid composition of erythrocytes (red blood cells [RBCs]) plays a significant role in determining certain membrane biophysical properties. We have found that fetal RBCs showed a dramatically low filterability compared with adult RBCs and questioned whether this could be a consequence of their membrane lipid composition. We therefore studied fetal RBCs at two different gestational ages, neonatal RBCs and adult RBCs. Biophysical parameters were studied using two different techniques, filterability and membrane fluidity. The latter was measured by fluorescence polarization using three different probes. The membrane lipid composition was examined by measuring cholesterol and phospholipids. After extraction of the phospholipids, followed by high performance thin-layer chromatography, the fatty acids in the phospholipid subfractions were analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography. The fetal RBCs' filterability was found to be correlated with both the larger size and the higher hemoglobin content of the cells, but there was no correlation between RBC filterability and fluidity or membrane lipid composition. In adult RBCs, compared with neonatal RBCs, the slight increase of unsaturated fatty acids in phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine should have increased the membrane fluidity. However, in RBCs, no change was observed in the fluidity parameters measured by fluorescence polarization.

scholarly journals The role of diatom resting spores in pelagic–benthic coupling in the Southern Ocean

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3071-3084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Rembauville ◽  
Stéphane Blain ◽  
Clara Manno ◽  
Geraint Tarling ◽  
Anu Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Ocean Island ◽  
South Georgia ◽  
Resting Spore ◽  
Benthic Coupling

Abstract. Natural iron fertilization downstream of Southern Ocean island plateaus supports large phytoplankton blooms and promotes carbon export from the mixed layer. In addition to sequestering atmospheric CO2, the biological carbon pump also supplies organic matter (OM) to deep-ocean ecosystems. Although the total flux of OM arriving at the seafloor sets the energy input to the system, the chemical nature of OM is also of significance. However, a quantitative framework linking ecological flux vectors to OM composition is currently lacking. In the present study we report the lipid composition of export fluxes collected by five moored sediment traps deployed in contrasting productivity regimes of Southern Ocean island systems (Kerguelen, Crozet and South Georgia) and compile them with quantitative data on diatom and faecal pellet fluxes. At the three naturally iron-fertilized sites, the relative contribution of labile lipids (mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty alcohols) is 2–4 times higher than at low productivity sites. There is a strong attenuation of labile components as a function of depth, irrespective of productivity. The three island systems also display regional characteristics in lipid export. An enrichment of zooplankton dietary sterols, such as C27Δ5, at South Georgia is consistent with high zooplankton and krill biomass in the region and the importance of faecal pellets to particulate organic carbon (POC) flux. There is a strong association of diatom resting spore fluxes that dominate productive flux regimes with energy-rich unsaturated fatty acids. At the Kerguelen Plateau we provide a statistical framework to link seasonal variation in ecological flux vectors and lipid composition over a complete annual cycle. Our analyses demonstrate that ecological processes in the upper ocean, e.g. resting spore formation and grazing, not only impact the magnitude and stoichiometry of the Southern Ocean biological pump, but also regulate the composition of exported OM and the nature of pelagic–benthic coupling.

Comparative study of the lipid composition of rabbit and lobster sarcoplasmic reticulum

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor M. C. Madeira ◽  
M. C. Antunes-Madeira
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Molecular Species ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Phospholipid Classes ◽  
Plasmalogen Content

Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes isolated from rabbit and lobster muscles have similar phospholipid classes, but they differ in plasmalogen content. The plasmalogenic species are mostly distributed among phosphatidylethanolamines (PE's) and make up about 62% of the total in rabbit SR and about 46% in lobster membranes. Lobster SR phospholipids contain large amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids which are present in low amounts in rabbit membranes. The total unsaturated fatty acids of phosphatidylcholines (PC's) represent about 53% and 73% of the total fatty chains for rabbit and lobster SR, respectively. The values found for PE's were about 56% and 64%., respectively. Furthermore, lobster membranes contain significant amounts of PC and PE molecular species with unsaturated fatty acids in positions 1 and 2, whereas rabbit SR contain low amounts.

Changes in lipid composition of apple surface layer during long-term storage in controlled atmosphere

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateřina Duroňová ◽  
Ivana Márová ◽  
Milan Čertík ◽  
Stanislav Obruča
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Total Lipid Content ◽  
Modified Atmosphere ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Saturation Degree ◽  
Total Fatty Acids

AbstractApples are the most frequently consumed fruit and about 90 % of apple production is stored. Fatty acids and lipids are important constituents of plant cells. Disturbances in the lipid composition of fruit may lead to various stress processes, resulting in some storage disorders. This work is focused on an analysis of surface lipids of different varieties of apples stored in a normal atmosphere and a modified atmosphere with ultra-low oxygen content, for 4 months and 6 months. The major fatty acids in apple surface layers are palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, and oleic acid. During the 6-months storage period, a variety-specific decrease in the total fatty acids content and an increase in saturation degree was observed in all the varieties tested, when compared with the 4-months storage. The greatest differences in saturation degree were observed in the Golden Delicious variety, in which the highest content of unsaturated fatty acids was also found. Microbial contamination of apple surfaces increased gradually over the storage process. Higher fungi levels were found in apples stored in the regular atmosphere than in the modified atmosphere, which can be attributed to changes observed in the total lipid content and saturation degree of the surface fatty acids and also to the sensitivity of microorganisms to the oxygen content in the storage room.

Study of lipids in Lipomyces and Waltomyces

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 724-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lomascolo ◽  
E. Dubreucq ◽  
V. Perrier ◽  
P. Galzy
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Fraction ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Membrane Phospholipids ◽  
Culture Temperature ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Total Fatty Acids ◽  
Arachidonic Acids

The lipid composition, particularly the fatty acid composition (6–25 carbon atoms), of one strain of each species of Lipomyces and Waltomyces was determined; the influence of the culture temperature on the lipid composition was also studied. The neutral lipid fraction, essentially composed of intracellular triacylglycerols, and the polar fraction, composed of membrane phospholipids, were analyzed separately. For all strains and in the two fractions, the major fatty acids were oleic, linoleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, and α-linolenic acids, which formed 85% of the total fatty acids. Small amounts of γ-linolenic, dihomo-γ-linolenic, and arachidonic acids were present, which indicated the presence of Δ12, Δ15, Δ6, and Δ5 desaturases. Waltomyces lipofer and Lipomyces tetrasporus were the two species richest in lipids and fatty acids. In the genus Lipomyces and in Waltomyces, maintenance of membrane fluidity at low temperature required an increase in unsaturated fatty acids and the accumulation of short-chain fatty acids, especially in the polar lipid fraction; in the case of Lipomyces anomalus, the synthesis of branched fatty acids may be a third way to maintain membrane fluidity.Key words: Lipomyces, Waltomyces, lipid composition, fatty acids.

Regional differences in lipid composition and incorporation of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids into microsomal membranes of rat small intestine

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Garg ◽  
M. Keelan ◽  
A. Wierzbicki ◽  
A. B. R. Thomson ◽  
M. T. Clandinin
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Small Intestine ◽  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipid Synthesis ◽  
Proximal Jejunum ◽  
Rat Small Intestine ◽  
Membrane Phospholipids ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Microsomal Membranes

Incorporation of [1-14C]palmitic (16:0) and [1-14C]linoleic (18:2ω6) acids into microsomal membranes of proximal (jejunum) and distal (ileum) regions of rat small intestine was investigated, and the lipid composition, including fatty acid profiles of membrane phospholipids, was determined. Jejunal microsomes contained significantly higher amounts of total phospholipids, phosphatidylcholine, and phosphatidylinositol, and lower amounts of cholesterol and sphingomyelin when compared with ileal microsomes. Jejunal microsomal phospholipids contained higher levels of stearic (18:0), 18:2ω6, and eicosapentaenoic (20:5ω3) acids followed by reduced levels of oleic (18:1ω9), arachidonic (20:4ω6), and docosahexaenoic (22:6ω3) acids when compared with those from the ileum, except for phosphatidylinositol where no significant difference between 20:4ω6 content of each site was observed. In both jejunal and ileal microsomes, incorporation of [1-14C]18:2ω6 was significantly higher than that of [1-14C]16:0. Incorporation of both [1-14C]16:0 and [1-14C]18:2ω6 was significantly higher in jejunal microsomal lipid fractions (phospholipids, diacylglycerols, triacylglycerols) when compared with the ileal microsomal fraction. These data suggest that (1) jejunal and ileal microsomal membranes differ from each other in terms of lipid composition and lipid synthesis, (2) site variations in the specificity of acyltransferases for different fatty acids exist, and (3) higher Δ9-, Δ6-, Δ5-, and Δ4-desaturase activities exist in ileal compared with jejunal enterocytes.

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