Long‐Chain O‐Ascarosyl‐alkanediols Are Constitutive Components of Caenorhabditis elegans but Do Not Induce Dauer Larva Formation |
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| Authors: | Vyacheslav Zagoriy Vitaliy Matyash Teymuras Kurzchalia |
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| Institution: | Max‐Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, D‐01307 Dresden, (phone: +49‐351‐2102633) |
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| Abstract: | Two long‐chain ascarosides, O‐ascarosylnonacosane‐2,28‐diol ( 1 ) and O‐ascarosyluntriacontane‐2,30‐diol ( 2 ), were isolated from Caenorhabditis elegans and detected in all developmental stages of the worm. The long‐chain ascarosides were shown to be minor lipid components, and it was also shown that they do not induce dauer larva formation. |
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| Keywords: | Caenorhabditis elegans Dauer larva formation Glycolipids Ascarosides Ascarylose |
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