Research Article

Novel Polyoxyethylene-Containing Glycolipids Are Synthesized in Corynebacterium matruchotii and Mycobacterium smegmatis Cultured in the Presence of Tween 80

Table 2

Molecular ions in MALDI mass spectrum of two structural series of purified series-2 glycolipid isolated from C. matruchotii grown in the presence of Tween 80.

Series-2A glycolipids:Relative Series-2B glycolipids:Relative
MNa+ (m/z)Mabundanc    MNa+ (m/z)Mabundanc

9539301001023100032
997974501067104458
10411018311111108874
108510622711551132100
11291106291199117693
1243122073
1287126493
1331130865
1375135251
1419139632
1463144025
1507148423
1551152824

he most abundant molecular ions are given in bold face lettering.