Abstract
Distribution of betaine lipids, diacylglyceryltrimethylhomoserine (DGTS) and phosphatidylcholine (PC), was determined in bryophytes, green algae and prasinophytes.Both DGTS and PC were detected in all 5 species of bryophytes examined. In green algae, DGTS was detected in 13 out of 14 species studied, whereas PC was detected in 11 out of 14 species. In 2 species of prasinophytes, neither DGTS nor PC was detected. The detection limit was generally 0.2 nmol lipid/mg total lipids under the experimental conditions. These results together with our previous findings of DGTS in pteridophytes indicate that DGTS is widely distributed in cryptogamic green plants. The fatty acid compositions in DGTS and PC were significantly different among species tested in the present paper.
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