Inositol Lipids {90000315} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:Inositol Lipids Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:2022-10-06 Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:Lipid Functional Type:[ ] Function:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] - Inositol, a carbocyclic sugar abundant in eukaryotes, forms the basis for diverse phosphorylated secondary messenger inositol phosphates and inositol lipids. - Inositol lipids are ubiquitous in eukaryotes and have finely tuned roles in cellular signalling and membrane homoeostasis. - In Bacteria, however, inositol lipid production is relatively rare. - #Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (BT) was reported to produce inositol lipids and sphingolipids (and #Bacteroides ovatus). [#Myxococcus xanthu] - Ceramide phosphoryl-myo-inositol has also been reported in a free-living Bacteroidetes, #Sphingobacterium spiritivorum and the Proteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus. - inositol SLs are produced by the periodontal pathogen #Tannerella forsythia [1.2] - significant proportion of #Anaerostipes species tested have the ability to convert inositol into #Propionate, potentially offering advantageous effects on healthReferences Notes[ ]
