Fatty Acids Associated with the Cell Wall in Film Strains of Saccharomyces

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Fatty acid contents were estimated in the cell wall of Saccharomyces. The fatty acids responsible for cell wall hydrophobicity were classified by ease of extraction to readily extractable and bound acids. The readily extractable fatty acids were easily extracted with pentane and chloroform-methanol. The fatty acids extracted with chloroform-methanol were quite effective for cell wall hydrophobicity, but the fatty acids extracted with pentane were not. The bound fatty acids comprised in the phospholipids phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine, which were rigidly associated with the cell wall. These phospholipids were not extractable until they were released from the cell wall by pronase. Chloroform-methanol extraction caused a reduction in cell wall phospholipid content, particularly after treatment with pronase. The fatty acid content of the resultant cell wall was lowered to below 7% of initial content. Phospholipids contained more saturated fatty acid than readily extractable lipids. Phospholipids greatly contributed to cell wall hydrophobicity of various film strains of Saccharomyces.
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