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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-531779
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.53177
Abstract
As a hallmark of Archaea, their cell membranes are comprised of ether lipids. However, Archaea-type ether lipids have recently been identified in Bacteria as well, with a somewhat different composition: In Bacillales, sn-glycerol 1-phosphate is etherified with one C35 isoprenoid chain, which is longer than the typical C20 chain in Archaea, and instead of a second isoprenoid chain, the product ...

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