1,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid. A novel cyclic amino acid from halophilic phototrophic bacteria of the genus Ectothiorhodospira
Year: 1985
Type: article
Abstract: A novel cyclic amino acid was detected in and subsequently isolated from extremely halophilic species of the bacterial genus Ectothiorhodospira. The structure of this new compound was elucidated by a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques and mass spectrometry. 1,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid is only accumulated within the cytoplasm under certain growth conditions and seems to serve an osmoregulatory function. There is no previous reference to this molecule in the chemical literature and we, therefore, propose to use the trivial name 'ectoine', due to its discovery in members of the bacterial genus Ectothiorhodospira. (formula: see text).
Source: European Journal of Biochemistry
Institutions: Institute of Microbiology, University of Bonn
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1580982499