Unusual double-bond migration as a plausible key reaction in the biosynthesis of the isoprenoidal membrane lipids of methanogenic archaea

Abstract

Labeling experiments of mevalonolactone-d9 were pursued for studies of the biosynthesis of the core membrane lipids from thermophilic methanogenic archaea, which revealed that unusual double-bond migration occurred during the ultimate formation of the saturated isoprenoid chains in these particular archaea.