Isolation of Glucuronic Acid-containing Glycosphingolipid from Zymomonas mobilis

Abstract

A glucuronic acid-containing glycosphingolipid was isolated from Zymomonas mobilis and the structure was postulated to be N-2-palmitoyl(or N-2-myristoyl)-1, 3-dihydroxyhexadecane-1-glucuronic acid. Similar glycosphingolipids have been reported in the genus Sphingomonas but their ceramide moieties differ in molecular species from the Zymomonas lipid.