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THIAMINE – INDUCED FORMATION OF THE MONOPYRROLE MOIETY OF PRODIGIOSIN

Baghdad Science Journal

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Title THIAMINE – INDUCED FORMATION OF THE MONOPYRROLE MOIETY OF PRODIGIOSIN
 
Creator Journal, Baghdad Science
 
Description Thiamine stimulates the production of a red pigment , which is chromatographically and spectrophotometrically identical to prodigiosin , by growing cultures of serratia marcescens mutant 9-3-3 . this mutant is blocked in the formation of 2- methyl -3- amyl pyrorol( MAP),the monopyrrole moiety of prodigiosin , but accumulates 4-methoxy-2, 2-bipyrrole -5- carboxaldehyde (MBC) and can couple this compound with( MAP) to form prodigiosin .
Addition of thiamine caused production of( MAP) , and as little as 0.02 mg of thiamine / ml in peptone- glycerol medium stimulated production of measurable amounts of prodigiosin. Phosphate saltes and another type of peptone decreased the thiamine- induced formation of prodigiosin ,yeast extract and glycerol enhanced formation of this substance.
Thiamine also enhanced production of prodigiosin by wiled – type Strain Nima of S. marcescens .
The pyrimidine moiety of thiamine was also 10% as effective as the vitamin ; the thiazol moiety only 4% , and the two moieties together , 25% .
Thiamine did not stimulate production of prodigiosin biosynthesis as strain 9-3-3 .
This is not surprising since strain 9-3-3 originated as a result of two mutational events one event may involve thiamine directly , and the other may involve the biosynthesis of( MAP).
 
Publisher College of Science for Women - University of Baghdad
 
Date 2007-12-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/845
 
Source مجلة بغداد للعلوم; مجلد 4 عدد 4 (2007): issue 4; 622-627
Baghdad Science Journal; Vol 4 No 4 (2007): issue 4; 622-627
2411-7986
2078-8665
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/845/776
 
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