i) ii) What effects will this unique lipid structure have on the rigidity, density, and fluidity of the anammoxosome membrane? How do these lipids fit into the paradigm discussed in class that the chemistry of biomolecules reflects the ecological niche in which the organism lives?
i) ii) What effects will this unique lipid structure have on the rigidity, density, and fluidity of the anammoxosome membrane? How do these lipids fit into the paradigm discussed in class that the chemistry of biomolecules reflects the ecological niche in which the organism lives?
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Transcribed Image Text:c) "Anammox" bacteria are unique in that they can perform anaerobic ammonia
oxidation, or the production of nitrogen gas from ammonia (Damasté et al. Nature
2002, 419, 708.). Intermediates along this reaction pathway include hydrazine
(N₂H4) and hydroxylamine (NH₂OH), both of which are extremely toxic to the cell.
The ammonia oxidation reactions are believed to occur inside a membrane-
bound structure within the cell called the "anammoxosome." The structure of one
of the lipids of the anammoxosome is shown below and contains a remarkable
"ladderane" structure of end-to-end fused cyclobutane rings.
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What effects will this unique lipid structure have on the rigidity,
density, and fluidity of the anammoxosome membrane?
How do these lipids fit into the paradigm discussed in class that the
chemistry of biomolecules reflects the ecological niche in which the
organism lives?
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