Phenolic_lipid Knowpia

Phenolic lipids are a class of natural products composed of long aliphatic chains and phenolic rings.^[1] Phenolic lipids occur in plants, fungi and bacteria.

Bilobol, an alkylresorcinol found in *Ginkgo biloba*

Types edit

Alkylcatechols
Alkylphenols (nonylphenol, cardanol)
Alkylresorcinols
Anacardic acids

Biological activity edit

Due to their strong amphiphilic character, the phenolic lipids can incorporate into erythrocytes and liposomal membranes. The ability of these compounds to inhibit bacterial, fungal, protozoan and parasite growth seems to depend on their interaction with proteins and/or on their membrane-disturbing properties.^[2]

Biological role edit

The phenolic lipid synthesis by type III polyketide synthases is essential for cyst formation in Azotobacter vinelandii.^[3]

References edit

^ Baerson, S. R.; Schröder, J.; Cook, D.; Rimando, A. M.; Pan, Z.; Dayan, F. E.; Noonan, B. P.; Duke, S. O. (2010). "Alkylresorcinol biosynthesis in plants: New insights from an ancient enzyme family?". Plant Signaling & Behavior. 5 (10): 1286–1289. doi:10.4161/psb.5.10.13062. PMC 3115369. PMID 20861691.
^ Stasiuk, M.; Kozubek, A. (2009). "Biological activity of phenolic lipids". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 67 (6): 841–860. doi:10.1007/s00018-009-0193-1. PMID 20213924. S2CID 40343051.
^ Funa, N.; Ozawa, H.; Hirata, A.; Horinouchi, S. (2006). "Phenolic lipid synthesis by type III polyketide synthases is essential for cyst formation in Azotobacter vinelandii". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103 (16): 6356–6361. Bibcode:2006PNAS..103.6356F. doi:10.1073/pnas.0511227103. PMC 1458882. PMID 16597676.