Iso- and anteiso-fatty acids in bacteria: biosynthesis, function, and taxonomic significance.
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Branched-chain fatty acids of the iso and anteiso series occur in many bacteria as the major acyl constituents of membrane lipids and are an important criterion used to aid identification and classification of bacteria.About:
This article is published in Microbiological Research.The article was published on 1991-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1303 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fatty acid & Polyunsaturated fatty acid.read more
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Two butenolides with PPARα agonistic activity from a marine-derived Streptomyces.
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