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To isolate and characterize the membrane lipid composition of Mycoplasma fermentans and investigate its biological activity on immune cells.

November 1, 1994FEMS Microbiology Letters

Membrane lipids ofMycoplasma fermentans

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MSMuhammad SalmanAga Khan University IDI. DeutschHadassah Medical Center MTMark TarshisHebrew University of Jerusalem

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Biochemical analysis uncovers a novel glycerodiphosphatidylcholine in Mycoplasma fermentans membranes, indicating its role in inducing monocyte inflammation and membrane fusion.

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To isolate and characterize the membrane lipid composition of Mycoplasma fermentans and investigate its biological activity on immune cells.
Isolated membranes of Mycoplasma fermentans (incognitus strain) using a combination of osmotic lysis and sonication.
Analyzed lipid profiles via metabolic radiolabeling with palmitate and oleate, mass spectrometry, and gas-liquid chromatography.
Evaluated bioactivity by measuring TNF-alpha secretion from human monocytes and testing vesicle fusion with MOLT-3 lymphocytes.
Discovered six major polar lipids dominated by a de novo synthesized lipid (compound X), which accounted for 64% of total lipid phosphorus and selectively incorporated palmitate.
Determined that compound X consists of dipalmitoyl- and stearoyl-palmitoyl-glycerodiphosphatidylcholine with molecular masses of 1048 and 1076.
Observed that compound X directly stimulated human monocytes to secrete TNF-alpha and enhanced the fusion of small unilamellar vesicles with MOLT-3 lymphocytes.

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Salman et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91b14188bafe3073d98006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07233.x

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Biochemical analysis uncovers a novel glycerodiphosphatidylcholine in Mycoplasma fermentans membranes, indicating its role in inducing monocyte inflammation and membrane fusion.

Membrane lipids ofMycoplasma fermentans

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