Abstract
A selective labelling of the two major composite hopanoids of Z. mobilis with deuterated N-acetyl-D-glucosamine showed that this carbohydrate is a common precursor of the glucosamine or the cyclopentitol moieties respectively linked to bacteriohopanetetrol by a glycosidic or an ether bond.
MeSH terms
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Acetylglucosamine / chemistry
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Acetylglucosamine / metabolism*
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Cyclopentanes / chemistry
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Cyclopentanes / metabolism*
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Deuterium
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Ether / chemistry
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Glycolipids / chemistry
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Glycolipids / metabolism
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Glycosides / chemistry
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Glycosides / metabolism
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Ribitol / chemistry
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Ribitol / metabolism
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Triterpenes / chemistry*
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Triterpenes / metabolism*
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Zymomonas / metabolism*
Substances
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Cyclopentanes
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Glycolipids
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Glycosides
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Triterpenes
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Ether
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hopane
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Ribitol
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Deuterium
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Acetylglucosamine