Lipids and fatty acids of tachyzoites and purified pellicles of Toxoplasma gondii.

Parasitology research ·Vol. 77 ·No. 6 ·1991-00-00 ·Pages 475-7

Foussard F, Gallois Y, Girault A, Menez JF

Abstract

Various lipids were extracted from tachyzoites and from purified pellicles of Toxoplasma gondii. Extracts from both sources were found to have a low cholesterol/phospholipid ratio. The major phospholipid in these fractions was phosphatidylcholine associated with a low amount of sphingomyelin. Oleic acid represented one-third of whole-cell fatty acids and 44% of pellicular fatty acid content. The lipid composition of the pellicle of T. gondii is consistent with the previously reported high fluidity of this membrane.

MeSH Terms

Animals Cell Membrane/chemistry Fatty Acids/analysis Lipids/analysis Membrane Lipids/analysis Protozoan Proteins/analysis Toxoplasma/chemistry

Chemicals

Fatty Acids Lipids Membrane Lipids Protozoan Proteins

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Foussard F

Laboratoire de Biochimie du Professeur Marcel Girault, Angers, France.

Gallois Y

Girault A

Menez J F

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Article Info

Journal

Parasitology research

Abbr.

Parasitol Res

ISSN

0932-0113

DOI

10.1007/BF00928412

Published

1991-00-00

Pages

475-7

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

8703571

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