Polyamines in halophilic archaebacteria

The distribution of polyamines has been studied in halophilic archaebacteria drawn from three distinct taxonomic groups. All the strains examined possessed putrescine, spermidine and spermine. The unusual polyamines sym‐nor‐spermidine and sym‐nor‐spermine were detected in several strains. Caldopenta...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 1985-07, Vol.28 (3), p.323-327
Main Authors: Carteni‐Farina, M., Porcelli, M., Cacciapuoti, G., Rosa, M., Gambacorta, A., Grant, W.D., Ross, H.N.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaebacteria
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
halophiles
Microbiology
Morphology, structure, chemical composition
polyamines
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Summary:The distribution of polyamines has been studied in halophilic archaebacteria drawn from three distinct taxonomic groups. All the strains examined possessed putrescine, spermidine and spermine. The unusual polyamines sym‐nor‐spermidine and sym‐nor‐spermine were detected in several strains. Caldopentamine and thermospermine were also present in two strains. There was no evidence that polyamine composition would serve as a useful taxonomic marker in halophilic archaebacteria.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00814.x