PTERINS OF THE CYANOBACTERIUM APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE

被引:33
作者
IKAWA, M [1 ]
SASNER, JJ [1 ]
HANEY, JF [1 ]
FOXALL, TL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPT ANIM & NUTR SCI, DURHAM, NH 03824 USA
关键词
APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; BLUE-GREEN ALGAE; PTERINS; 6-L-THREOBIOPTERIN;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9422(94)00775-O
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The cyanobacterium Alphanizomenon flos-aquae contains various glycosides of a pterin that had previously been tentatively identified as 6-(threo-1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-pterin. The pterin is now identified as 6-(L-threo-1,2-dihydroxypropyl)pterin (6-L-threo-biopterin) by NMR and mass spectrometry, thin layer chromatographic comparisons with authentic samples and by optical rotation. The 6-L-threo-biopterin glycoside-l from toxic strain NH-1 gave rise to xylose and glucose on hydrolysis, whereas its glycoside-2 from Cambridge Collection and nontoxic NH-1 strains gave mannose and glucose. This pterin may be a useful marker for certain species of cyanobacteria.
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