Phospholipid-derived fatty acids
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phospholipid-derived-fatty-acids-185-17237939
title:
Phospholipid-derived fatty acids
text:
Phospholipid-derived fatty acids (PLFAs) are widely used in microbial ecology as chemotaxonomic markers of bacteria and other organisms. Phospholipids are the primary lipids composing cellular membranes. Phospholipids can be saponified, which releases the fatty acids contained in their diglyceride tail. Once the phospholipids of an unknown sample are saponified, the composition of the resulting PLFA can be compared to the PLFA of known organisms to determine the identity of the sample organism.
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemotaxonomy markers of microoorganisms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipid-derived_fatty_acids
date created:
2008-09-16T03:48:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:22:25Z
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