TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural complexity in isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether lipid cores of Sulfolobus and other archaea revealed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
AU - Knappy, C.S.
AU - Barillà, D.
AU - de Blaquiere, J.P.A.
AU - Morgan, H.W.
AU - Nunn, C.E.M.
AU - Suleman, M.
AU - Tan, C.H.W.
AU - Keely, B.J.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of membrane lipid cores from Sulfolobus species reveals isomeric forms of ring-containing isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether components not previously recognised via the use of NMR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques. Equivalent isomerism was confirmed for the components in other hyperthermophilic genera and in sediments which contain the lipids of mesophilic archaea. The recognition of the isomeric structures in distinct archaeal clades suggests that profiles of tetraether lipids reported previously may have oversimplified the true lipid complexity in archaeal cultures and natural environments. Accordingly, the extent of variation in tetraether structures revealed by the work should direct more informative interpretations of lipid profiles in the future. Moreover, the results emphasise that tandem mass spectrometry provides a unique capability for assigning the structures of intact tetraether lipid cores for co-eluting species during chromatographic separation.
AB - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of membrane lipid cores from Sulfolobus species reveals isomeric forms of ring-containing isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether components not previously recognised via the use of NMR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques. Equivalent isomerism was confirmed for the components in other hyperthermophilic genera and in sediments which contain the lipids of mesophilic archaea. The recognition of the isomeric structures in distinct archaeal clades suggests that profiles of tetraether lipids reported previously may have oversimplified the true lipid complexity in archaeal cultures and natural environments. Accordingly, the extent of variation in tetraether structures revealed by the work should direct more informative interpretations of lipid profiles in the future. Moreover, the results emphasise that tandem mass spectrometry provides a unique capability for assigning the structures of intact tetraether lipid cores for co-eluting species during chromatographic separation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864510742&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2012.06.009
U2 - 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2012.06.009
DO - 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2012.06.009
M3 - Article
VL - 165
SP - 648
EP - 655
JO - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
JF - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
IS - 6
ER -