Towards understanding the bacterial biosynthesis of branched GDGTs: Identification of iso-diabolic acid-based tetraester and mixed ether/ester, membrane-spanning lipid intermediates in members of the Bacillota
Diana X. Sahonero‐Canavesi, Nicole J. Bale, Melissa Antony Venancius…·Laura Villanueva
This study identifies brGDGT biosynthetic intermediates in Bacillota, revealing taxonomically dependent environmental regulation and proposing a biosynthetic pathway for brGDGT formation.