STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL GLYCOSYL-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL FROM THE PROTOZOAN TETRAHYMENA-MIMBRES

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作者
WEINHART, U
THOMAS, JR
PAK, Y
THOMPSON, GA
FERGUSON, MAJ
机构
[1] UNIV DUNDEE,DEPT BIOCHEM,DUNDEE DD1 4HN,SCOTLAND
[2] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT BOT,AUSTIN,TX 78713
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1042/bj2790605
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A glycolipid metabolically labelled with [C-14]GlcN was isolated from the free-living protozoan Tetrahymena mimbres. The glycolipid was sensitive to a bacterial phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, and the headgroup was shown to contain a phosphorylated Man-alpha-1-2Man-alpha-1-3Man-alpha-1-4GlcN glycan. The Tetrahymena glycolipid is structurally unique among the glycosylphosphatidylinositols that have so far been characterized, including those from several protozoan parasites of humans.
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页码:605 / 608
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