TY - JOUR
T1 - Glycerophospholipid analysis of eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) hair by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
AU - Pannkuk, Evan L
AU - McGuire, Liam
AU - Gilmore, David F
AU - Savary, Brett J
AU - Risch, Thomas S
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Pilosebaceous units found in the mammalian integument
are composed of a hair follicle, the proximal portion of
the hair shaft, a sebaceous gland, and the erector pili muscle.
Pilosebaceous units release protective oils, or sebum, by holocrine
secretion onto skin and hair through rupturing of
sebocytes. Sebum is composed largely of polar and neutral
lipids including glycerolipids, free fatty acids, sterols, wax
esters, sterol esters, and squalene. In addition to these lipid
classes, there is a small proportion of ionic/anionic
glycerophospholipids (GPs). Composition of GPs on hair is
rarely addressed despite their broad biological activities as
signaling molecules and membrane stability. Furthermore,
knowledge on GP composition in bats is lacking. Bat GP
composition is important to document due to GP roles ranging
from decreasing drag during migration to interaction with the
integumentary microbiome. In this study, we analyzed GP
molecular composition with liquid chromatography
electro
AB - Pilosebaceous units found in the mammalian integument
are composed of a hair follicle, the proximal portion of
the hair shaft, a sebaceous gland, and the erector pili muscle.
Pilosebaceous units release protective oils, or sebum, by holocrine
secretion onto skin and hair through rupturing of
sebocytes. Sebum is composed largely of polar and neutral
lipids including glycerolipids, free fatty acids, sterols, wax
esters, sterol esters, and squalene. In addition to these lipid
classes, there is a small proportion of ionic/anionic
glycerophospholipids (GPs). Composition of GPs on hair is
rarely addressed despite their broad biological activities as
signaling molecules and membrane stability. Furthermore,
knowledge on GP composition in bats is lacking. Bat GP
composition is important to document due to GP roles ranging
from decreasing drag during migration to interaction with the
integumentary microbiome. In this study, we analyzed GP
molecular composition with liquid chromatography
electro
U2 - 10.1007/s10886-014-0388-2
DO - 10.1007/s10886-014-0388-2
M3 - Article
SP - 227
EP - 235
JO - Journal of Chemical Ecology
JF - Journal of Chemical Ecology
ER -