Open AccessStructure of solfapterin (erythro-neopterin-3'-D-2-deoxy-2-aminoglucopyranoside) isolated from the thermophilic archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus
Author(s) -
Xinli Lin,
Robert H. White
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.170.3.1396-1398.1988
Subject(s) - sulfolobus solfataricus , thermophile , biology , sulfolobus , pterin , biochemistry , diastereomer , hydrolysis , periodate , stereochemistry , enzyme , archaea , chemistry , cofactor , gene
The structure of the major fluorescent pterin present in thermophilic archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus has been assigned, by analysis of the intact molecule and its hydrolytic and periodate cleavage products, as erythro-neopterin-3'-D-2-deoxy-2-aminoglucopyranoside. The trivial name solfapterin is proposed for this compound.