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Ectoine (3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid) is a
natural compound found in
several species of bacteria. It is a
compatible solute...
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enzyme ectoine synthase (EC [1])
catalyzes the
chemical reaction (2S)-4-acetamido-2-aminobutanoate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } L-
ectoine + H2O...
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protects against UVB-radiation
induced immunosuppression and the
osmolyte ectoine,
which aids in
counteracting cellular accelerated aging & UVA-radiation...
- Laue-Langevin used
neutron imaging to
demonstrate that a
molecule called ectoine is used by
Halomonas titanicae to
regulate fluid balance and cell volume...
- zwitterionic, and
include amino acids, sugars, polyols, betaines, and
ectoines, as well as
derivatives of some of
these compounds. The second, more radical...
- able to
withstand high
osmotic pressure due to
producing molecules like
ectoine, hydroxyectoine, betaine, and glycine. H.
titanicae is
involved in the...
- metabolism.
Peters P,
Galinski EA,
Truper HG (1990). "The
biosynthesis of
ectoine". FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 71: 157–162. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb03815...
- EC 3.5.4.43:
hydroxydechloroatrazine ethylaminohydrolase * EC 3.5.4.44:
ectoine hydrolase * EC 3.5.4.45:
melamine deaminase * EC 3.5.4.46: cAMP deaminase...
- PMID 16492146.
Kanapathipillai M,
Lentzen G,
Sierks M, Park CB (August 2005). "
Ectoine and
hydroxyectoine inhibit aggregation and
neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's...
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bacterium synthesizes and
intracellularly ac****ulates
organic solutes such as
ectoine that are of
biotechnological interest.
Methylotrophic methanogenesis has...
