Table 2 MALDI-TOF/MS analysis of MAMEs isolated from different M. smegmatis strains. The masses indicated are those of Na-adducts and those
of predominant species are shown in bold. α-epi is the isomer of α-mycolates.
Total Carbon number of rnycolic acid
Untreated____________________________________ |
Б2 |
64 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
____80 | |
WT |
ɑ' |
952 |
980 | |||||||
ɑ |
1118 |
1132 |
1146 |
1160 |
1174 |
1188 | ||||
epoxy |
1148 |
1162 |
1176 |
1190 |
1204 |
1218 | ||||
NaBH4 treated | ||||||||||
WT |
o:' |
952 |
980 | |||||||
α |
1118 |
1132 |
1146 |
1160 |
1174 |
1188 | ||||
epoxy |
1162 |
1176 |
1190 |
1204 | ||||||
hydroxyl |
1178 |
1206 |
1220 | |||||||
ΔMSMEG4722 |
ɑ' |
952 |
980 | |||||||
a |
1118 |
1146 |
1160 |
1188 | ||||||
a-epi |
1160 |
1188 | ||||||||
epoxy |
1176 |
1190 | ||||||||
hydroxyl |
1177 | |||||||||
ΔMSMEG4722-C |
a |
952 |
980 | |||||||
α |
1118 |
1132 |
1146 |
1160 |
1174 |
1188 | ||||
epoxy |
1162 |
1176 |
1190 |
1204 | ||||||
hydroxyl |
1178 |
1206 |
1220 |