Die verzweigten Fettsäuren von Staphylococcus aureus, eine gaschromatographisch-massenspektrometrische Analyse / The Branched Chain Fatty Acids of Staphylococcus aureus, a Gas Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric Analysis

1971 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 893-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinz Egge ◽  
Uwe Murawski ◽  
Wirapong Chatranon ◽  
Fritz Zilliken

The fatty acid methylesters prepared by transesterification of the total lipid extract of Staphylococcus aureus Wood 46 were analysed by gas chromatography on thin film capillaries coated with polyphenylether (OS 138), siliconerubber (SE 30) and S.C.O.T. columns coated with Diethyleneglycoladipatepolyester (DEGA) in combination with mass spectrometry. Among the branched chain fatty acids ranging from C11- C21 the iso- and anteiso-C15 acids are predominant.In the group of the C15 and C17 acids branching in position 9 and 10 was also found. No unsaturated branched chain fatty acids could be detected. Retention data and mass spectra of the branched chain fatty acids are presented.

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (13) ◽  
pp. e2022720118
Author(s):  
Wei Ping Teoh ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Irina Laczkovich ◽  
Francis Alonzo

During infection, pathogenic microbes adapt to the nutritional milieu of the host through metabolic reprogramming and nutrient scavenging. For the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, virulence in diverse infection sites is driven by the ability to scavenge myriad host nutrients, including lipoic acid, a cofactor required for the function of several critical metabolic enzyme complexes. S. aureus shuttles lipoic acid between these enzyme complexes via the amidotransferase, LipL. Here, we find that acquisition of lipoic acid, or its attachment via LipL to enzyme complexes required for the generation of acetyl-CoA and branched-chain fatty acids, is essential for bacteremia, yet dispensable for skin infection in mice. A lipL mutant is auxotrophic for carboxylic acid precursors required for synthesis of branched-chain fatty acids, an essential component of staphylococcal membrane lipids and the agent of membrane fluidity. However, the skin is devoid of branched-chain fatty acids. We showed that S. aureus instead scavenges host-derived unsaturated fatty acids from the skin using the secreted lipase, Geh, and the unsaturated fatty acid–binding protein, FakB2. Moreover, murine infections demonstrated the relevance of host lipid assimilation to staphylococcal survival. Altogether, these studies provide insight into an adaptive trait that bypasses de novo lipid synthesis to facilitate S. aureus persistence during superficial infection. The findings also reinforce the inherent challenges associated with targeting bacterial lipogenesis as an antibacterial strategy and support simultaneous inhibition of host fatty acid salvage during treatment.


Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1808
Author(s):  
Iris Trefflich ◽  
Stefan Dietrich ◽  
Annett Braune ◽  
Klaus Abraham ◽  
Cornelia Weikert

A vegan diet could impact microbiota composition and bacterial metabolites like short-chain (SCFA) and branched-chain fatty acids (BCFA). The aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of SCFA, BCFA, ammonia, and fecal pH between vegans and omnivores. In this cross-sectional study (vegans n = 36; omnivores n = 36), microbiota composition, fecal SCFA, BCFA, and ammonia concentrations and pH were analyzed in complete stool samples. A random forest regression (RFR) was used to identify bacteria predicting SCFA/BCFA concentrations in vegans and omnivores. No significant differences in SCFA and BCFA concentrations were observed between vegans and omnivores. Fecal pH (p = 0.005) and ammonia concentration (p = 0.01) were significantly lower in vegans than in omnivores, while fiber intake was higher (p < 0.0001). Shannon diversity was higher in omnivores compared to vegans on species level (p = 0.04) only. In vegans, a cluster of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Prevotella copri, Dialister spp., and Eubacterium spp. was predictive for SCFA and BCFA concentrations. In omnivores, Bacteroides spp., Clostridium spp., Ruminococcus spp., and Prevotella copri were predictive. Though SCFA and BCFA did not differ between vegans and omnivores, the results of the RFR suggest that bacterial functionality may be adapted to varying nutrient availability in these diets.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Shi ◽  
Di Zhao ◽  
Fan Zhao ◽  
Chong Wang ◽  
Galia Zamaratskaia ◽  
...  

AbstractThis study was aimed to evaluate the differences in the composition of gut microbiota, tryptophan metabolites and short-chain fatty acids in feces between volunteers who frequently ate chicken and who frequently ate pork. Twenty male chicken-eaters and 20 male pork-eaters of 18 and 30 years old were recruited to collect feces samples for analyses of gut microbiota composition, short-chain fatty acids and tryptophan metabolites. Chicken-eaters had more diverse gut microbiota and higher abundance of Prevotella 9, Dialister, Faecalibacterium, Megamonas, and Prevotella 2. However, pork-eaters had higher relative abundance of Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, Roseburia, Dialister, and Ruminococcus 2. In addition, chicken-eaters had high contents of skatole and indole in feces than pork-eaters, as well as higher contents of total short chain fatty acids, in particular for acetic acid, propionic acid, and branched chain fatty acids. The Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that the abundance of Prevotella 2 and Prevotella 9 was positively correlated with levels of fecal skatole, indole and short-chain fatty acids. Thus, intake of chicken diet may increase the risk of skatole- and indole-induced diseases by altering gut microbiota.


2021 ◽  
pp. 106398
Author(s):  
Peter J. Watkins ◽  
Jerad R. Jaborek ◽  
Fei Teng ◽  
Li Day ◽  
Hardy Z. Castada ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Béatrice S.-Y. Choi ◽  
Noëmie Daniel ◽  
Vanessa P. Houde ◽  
Adia Ouellette ◽  
Bruno Marcotte ◽  
...  

AbstractAnimal models of human diseases are classically fed purified diets that contain casein as the unique protein source. We show that provision of a mixed protein source mirroring that found in the western diet exacerbates diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance by potentiating hepatic mTORC1/S6K1 signaling as compared to casein alone. These effects involve alterations in gut microbiota as shown by fecal microbiota transplantation studies. The detrimental impact of the mixed protein source is also linked with early changes in microbial production of branched-chain fatty acids (BCFA) and elevated plasma and hepatic acylcarnitines, indicative of aberrant mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. We further show that the BCFA, isobutyric and isovaleric acid, increase glucose production and activate mTORC1/S6K1 in hepatocytes. Our findings demonstrate that alteration of dietary protein source exerts a rapid and robust impact on gut microbiota and BCFA with significant consequences for the development of obesity and insulin resistance.


Lipids ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirosuke Oku ◽  
Kunio Mimura ◽  
Yumi Tokitsu ◽  
Kyoko Onaga ◽  
Hironori Iwasaki ◽  
...  

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