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DOI 10.1128/AEM.71.4.1915-1922.2005
Titel (primär) Formation of trans fatty acids is not involved in growth-linked membrane adaptation of Pseudomonas putida
Autor Härtig, C.; Loffhagen, N.; Harms, H.
Quelle Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
Department UMB
Band/Volume 71
Heft 4
Seite von 1915
Seite bis 1922
Sprache englisch
Abstract Fatty acid compositions in growing and resting cells of several strains of Pseudomonas putida (P8, NCTC 10936, and KT 2440) were studied, with a focus on alterations of the saturation degree, cis-trans isomerization, and cyclopropane formation. The fatty acid compositions of the strains were very similar under comparable growth conditions, but surprisingly, and contrary to earlier reports, trans fatty acids were not found in either exponentially growing cells or stationary-phase cells. During the transition from growth to the starvation state, cyclopropane fatty acids were preferentially formed, an increase in the saturation degree of fatty acids was observed, and larger amounts of hydroxy fatty acids were detected. A lowered saturation degree and concomitant higher membrane fluidity seemed to be optimal for substrate uptake and growth. The incubation of cells under nongrowth conditions rapidly led to the formation of trans fatty acids. We show that harvesting and sample preparation for analysis could provoke the enzyme-catalyzed formation of trans fatty acids. Freeze-thawing of resting cells and increased temperatures accelerated the formation of trans fatty acids. We demonstrate that cis-trans isomerization only occurred in cells that were subjected to an abrupt disturbance without having the possibility of adapting to the changed conditions by the de novo synthesis of fatty acids. The cis-trans isomerization reaction was in competition with the cis-to-cyclopropane fatty acid conversion. The potential for the formation of trans fatty acids depended on the cyclopropane content that was already present.
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Härtig, C., Loffhagen, N., Harms, H. (2005):
Formation of trans fatty acids is not involved in growth-linked membrane adaptation of Pseudomonas putida
Appl. Environ. Microb. 71 (4), 1915 - 1922 10.1128/AEM.71.4.1915-1922.2005