Dipicolinic acid location in intact spores of Bacillus megaterium.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 114 ·No. 1 ·1973-04-00 ·Pages 455-6

Leanz G, Gilvarg C

Abstract

Beta-attenuation analysis of intact spores of Bacillus megaterium containing tritium-labeled dipicolinic acid has shown that dipicolinic acid is located in the spore protoplast and not in the cortex.

MeSH Terms

Amines/metabolism Bacillus megaterium/analysis,metabolism Dicarboxylic Acids/analysis,isolation & purification Lysine/metabolism Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Methods Pimelic Acids/metabolism Pyridines/analysis,isolation & purification Spores, Bacterial/analysis,metabolism Tritium Uracil/metabolism

Chemicals

Amines Dicarboxylic Acids Pimelic Acids Pyridines Tritium Uracil Lysine

Authors & Affiliations

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Leanz G

Gilvarg C

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.114.1.455-456.1973

Published

1973-04-00

Pages

455-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC251789

Subset

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