THE PRESENCE OF LINOLEIC-ACID IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI CANNOT BE CONFIRMED

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CRONAN, JE
ROCK, CO
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[1] ST JUDE CHILDRENS RES HOSP, DEPT BIOCHEM, MEMPHIS, TN 38101 USA
[2] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT MICROBIOL, URBANA, IL 61801 USA
[3] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT BIOCHEM, URBANA, IL 61801 USA
[4] UNIV TENNESSEE, CTR HLTH SCI, DEPT BIOCHEM, MEMPHIS, TN 38163 USA
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10.1128/JB.176.10.3069-3071.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Escherichia coli was recently reported to accumulate significant quantities of linoleic acid in stationary phase (H. Rabinowitch, D. D. Sklan, D. H. Chace, R. D. Stevens, and I. Fridovich, J. Bacteriol. 175:5324-5328, 1993). Since this finding would have considerable impact on the biochemical mechanisms of type II fatty acid synthases, we have attempted to confirm this observation. We found no evidence for the accumulation of linoleic acid in late-stationary-phase cultures of E. coli and conclude that the results of Rabinowitch et al. are artifactual.
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