• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2011

Cyanobacterial strains of the genus Spirulina have recently been identified as an excellent source of sulfolipids, some of which possess anti-HIV properties. Thus, to investigate the distribution of sufolipid biosynthesis pathways in Spirulina, a genetic screening/phylogentic study was performed. Five different strains of Spirulina [Spirulina (Jiangmen), Spirulina sp., S. platensis, S. maxima, and Spirulina seawater] sourced from different locations were initially classified via 16S rDNA sequencing, and then screened for the presence of the sulfolipid biosynthesis genes sqdB and sqdX via a PCR. To assess the suitability of these strains for human consumption and safe therapeutic use, the strains were also screened for the presence of genes encoding nonribosomal peptide synthases (NRPSs) and polyketide synthases (PKSs), which are often associated with toxin pathways in cyanobacteria. The results of the 16S rDNA analysis and phylogenetic study indicated that Spirulina sp. is closely related to Halospirulina, whereas the other four Spirulina strains are closely related to Arthrospira. Homologs of sqdB and sqdX were identified in Spirulina (Jiangmen), Spirulina sp., S. platensis, and the Spirulina seawater. None of the Spirulina strains screened in this study tested positive for NRPS or PKS genes, suggesting that these strains do not produce NRP or PK toxins.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.509-515
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• 1994

한국산 마의 주요 품종인 Dioscorea batatas, D. aimadoimo and D. japonica 3가지 품종의 시료들을 동결건조하여 분말로 만든 다음 지질의 추출, silicic acid column chromatography에 의한 지질의 분획, thin layer chromatography에 의한 지질의 분리 및 gas chromatography에 의한 지방산 조성 등을 행하였다. 총지질의 함량은 D. japonica가 다른 마에 비해 적은 편이었으며, 지질을 분획한 결과 3가지 품종 모두 중성지질이 가장 많았고 그 다음 당지질, 인지질 순으로 나타났다. 분획한 각 지방의 구성 지질로는 중성지질이 sterolester, triglyceride, 1,3-diglyceride, 1,2-diglyceride 및 monoglycerid였고, 당지질에서 acylsterylglycoside, sterylglycoside, digalactosyldiglyceride 및 sulfolipid였고, 인지질에서 phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine 및 phosphatidylinositol 이었다. GC에 의한 총지질의 지방산 조성은 팔미트산과 리놀레산이 가장 많은 부분을 차지하였고 불포화지방산 함량이 포화지방산 함량보다 많았다. 또한 중성지질, 당지질 및 인지질의 지방산 조성도 총 지질을 구성하는 지방산 조성과 같은 양상을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.97-104
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• 1993

The lipid composition of thylakoid membranes was compared between mesophyll and bundle sheath chloroplasts of maize. According to mild-denaturing gel electrophoresis, mesophyll thylakoids contained both PS I complex and PS II light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complex(LHCP), while those of bundle sheath cells contained mainly PS I complex. The amount of lipids per mg chlorophyll was higher in bundle sheath thylakoids than in mesophyll. The major polar lipid classes were monogalactosyldiacylglycerol(MGDG), digalactosyldiacylglycreol, sulfolipid and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in both tissues. Linolenic acid(18 : 3), linoleic acid(18 : 2) and palmitic acid(16 : 0) were the main fatty acyl components, with higher ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids in bundle sheath thylakoids, suggesting these membranes are more fluid. The most striking difference in lipid composition between the two kinds of tissues was the practical absence of trans- 3-hexadecenoic acid(16 : 1t) in PG of bundle sheath thylakoids. This fatty acid is known to be involved in the association of LHCP as oligomeric form. More than 80% of MGDG molecular species was 18 : 3, 18 : 3, demonstrating that maize is a typical 18 : 3 plant. Therefore, the possibility of the functional relationships between the lamella structure, and thus the distribution of photosystems, and MGDG molecular species was excluded.