Open AccessTwo tertiary branched tetraamines, N 4 ‐aminopropylnorspermidine and N 4 ‐aminopropylsperimidine, are the major polyamines in thermophilic eubacteria, Thermoleophilum
Author(s) -
Hamana Koei,
Matsuzaki Shigeru,
Niitsu Masaru,
Samejima Keijiro
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.tb03968.x
Subject(s) - thermophile , amine gas treating , stereochemistry , mass spectrometry , biology , chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme
Two novel polyamines were found as major polyamines of Thermoleophilum album and Thermoleophilum minutum , which are Gram‐negative eubacteria obligate for thermophily and n ‐alkane substrates. They were identified as tertiary branched tetraamines, N 4 ‐aminopropylnorspermidine ( tris (3‐aminopropyl)amine) [NH 2 (CH 2 ) 3 N‐((CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 )(CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 or N(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 ) 3 ] and N 4 ‐aminopropylspermidine [NH 2 (CH 2 ) 3 N((CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 )(CH 2 ) 4 NH 2 ] by high‐performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry.