Open Access7‐methylpterin in methanogenic bacteria
Author(s) -
Keltjens Jan T.,
Beelen Patrick,
Stassen Alphons M.,
Vogels Godfried D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1983.tb00128.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , methanobacterium , fluorescence , chemistry , fluorescence microscope , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , archaea , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
A blue fluorescent compound was extracted and purified from cells of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum . The compound was identified as 7‐methylpterin on the basis of its (physico‐) chemical properties and by comparison with 7‐methylpterin prepared by organic synthesis. The compound is present in all methanogenic bacteria studied so far and it provides methanogenic bacteria the characteristic blue fluorescence observed upon fluorescence microscopy.