Open AccessCharacteristic new members of the phthiocerol and phenolphtiocerol families from Mycarbacterium ulcerans
Author(s) -
Besra Gurdyal S.,
Minnikin David E.,
Sharif Amin,
Stanford John L.
Publication year - 1990
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.1574-6968.1990.tb03964.x
Subject(s) - mycobacterium ulcerans , mycobacterium marinum , stereochemistry , chemistry , diol , derivative (finance) , biology , mycobacterium , bacteria , organic chemistry , genetics , medicine , disease , pathology , financial economics , economics
Dtacyl phtluodlolone A and phenolphthtodlo‐lone A hpids were isolated from two stratus of Mycobactertum ulcerans . The dlol umts of the phthione A and phenolphth]odlolone A components were shown to have erythro stercochemistry by infrared spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance of an acetal derivative This stereoehemistry is shared only by related dvols from M. marmum , the dhols from M. boys, M kansasu, M leprae and M. luberculosiss having threo stereochemlstry.