@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-128-2-343, author = "De Rosa, M. and Gambacorta, A. and Nicolaus, B. and Ross, H. N. M. and Grant, W. D. and Bu’Lock, J. D.", title = "An Asymmetric Archaebacterial Diether Lipid from Alkaliphilic Halophiles", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1982", volume = "128", number = "2", pages = "343-348", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-128-2-343", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-128-2-343", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Archaebacterial halophiles from alkaline soda lakes were shown to possess substantial amounts of a core diether lipid differing from the C20,C20 diether lipid characteristic of Halococcus and Halobacterium spp. This novel diether lipid was shown to be an asymmetric C20,C25 diether (2-O-sesterterpanyl-3-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol). The implications of this unusual lipid for membrane structure are discussed.", }