Methods for the separation and identification of mycobactins from various species of mycobacteria
- 1 July 1968
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 108 (4), 593-597
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1080593
Abstract
A single pure component was isolated from mycobactin P by countercurrent distribution; its side chain is n-cis-octadec-2-enoyl; its purity and molecular structure were confirmed by mass spectrometry of its aluminium complex. The separation of ferric and of aluminium complexes of mycobactins by thin-layer chromatography is described. Mycobacterium terrae, M. marinum and M. smegmatis produce mycobactins that differ among themselves and from mycobactins P and T. A nomenclature for the mycobactins and their derivatives is suggested.Keywords
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