Open AccessPolyamine distribution and the potential to form novel polyamines in phytopathogenic agrobacteria
Author(s) -
Hamana Koei,
Matsuzaki Shigeru,
Niitsu Masaru,
Samejima Keijiro
Publication year - 1989
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.1574-6968.1989.tb03672.x
Subject(s) - cadaverine , putrescine , spermidine , spermine , polyamine , agrobacterium tumefaciens , biochemistry , agrobacterium , chemistry , biology , stereochemistry , enzyme , transformation (genetics) , gene
Polyamines were analyzed in 4 species of genus Agrobacterium . Not only putrescine, spermidine and spermine, but also homospermidine and thermospermine were found in A. tumefaciens, A. radiobacter, A. rubi and A. rhizogenes . Trace amounts of aminopropylhomospermidine were also observed. Norspermidine and norspermine were formed from diamonorpropane added to the medium. Aminopropylcadaverine and its aminopropyl derivative(s) (aminopentylnorspermidine and N,N ′‐bis(3‐aminopropyl) cadaverine) were produced from the supplemented cadaverine. A strain of A. rhizogenes normally contains only putrescine and homospermidine; no other diamines, triamines and tetraamines were synthesized.