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. 1981 Apr;32(1):98-104.
doi: 10.1128/iai.32.1.98-104.1981.

Characterization of a bactericidal lipid developing within staphylococcal abscesses

E S Dye, F A Kapral

Characterization of a bactericidal lipid developing within staphylococcal abscesses

E S Dye et al. Infect Immun. 1981 Apr.

Abstract

Extraction of staphylococcal abscesses by the Folch procedure revealed that all of the staphylocidal activity was present in the lipid fraction. Further separation of the lipids indicated that the bactericidal activity resided in the free fatty acid pool. Lipids similarly extracted from mesenteric or epididymal fat tissue, either before of after activation, did not possess comparable activity. Myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, linoleic, and oleic acids, as well as lysolecithin, also failed to exhibit the properties of the fatty acid fraction obtained from abscess homogenates. These findings suggest the staphylocidal fatty acid is not a common host lipid.

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