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| Willi Schuh, Heinrich Puff, ErwinA. Galinski, HansG. Trüper | Requires cookie* | | | Title
| Die Kristallstruktur des Ectoin, einer neuen osmoregulatorisch wirksamen Aminosäure The Crystal Structure of Ectoine, a Novel Amino Acid of Potential Osmoregulatory Function  | | | | Abstract
| The crystal structure of ectoine (l,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidine carboxylic acid) iso lated from the extremely halophilic phototrophic bacterium Ectothiorhodospira halochloris was determined by X-ray analysis. This novel cyclic amino acid forms zwitterionic molecules with delocalized ^-bonding in the N-C-N group of the hydrated pyrimidine ring. The molecules are connected by N -H ...O hydrogen bonds. The excellent solubility of ectoine in water can be explained by its structural features which also account for its function as a compatible solute in halophilic bacteria. | | | |
Reference
| Z. Naturforsch. 40c, 780—784 (1985); received July 8/August 9 1985 | | | |
Published
| 1985 | | | |
Keywords
| gewidmet X-Ray Structure Analysis, Ectoine, Amino Acid, Compatible Solute, Osmoregulation | | | |
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