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Iso- and anteiso-fatty acids in bacteria: biosynthesis, function, and taxonomic significance.

T Kaneda
- 01 Jun 1991 - 
- Vol. 55, Iss: 2, pp 288-302
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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.
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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.

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Role of Branched-Chain Fatty Acids in pH Stress Tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes

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Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation: changes in lipids under oxic and anoxic conditions

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Fatty acid and polar lipid composition in the classification of Cellulomonas, Oerskovia and related taxa

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The biology and enzymology of eukaryotic protein acylation

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