(3-Amino-13-(4-amino-6-c a r b o x y5-m e t h y l p y r imidin-2-yl)-propionic acid, designated compound II in the former report,'' is produced by degradation of an amino acid residue containing (3-lactam in the bleomycin molecule .2-4) The absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon in this part of the bleomycin molecule has been determined by X-ray analysis of IIdiamide hydrobromide.

A 4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo-[2.2.2]octane cation, a 2-amino-benzoate anion and a neutral 2-amino-benzoic acid mol-ecule comprise the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(6)H(13)N(2) (+)·C(7)H(6)NO(2) (-)·C(7)H(7)NO(2). An intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs in the anion and in the neutral 2-amino-benzoic acid mol-ecule. The cation provides a charge-assisted N-H⋯O hydrogen bond to the ani...

A new series of 4-phenyl-1,8-naphthyridine derivative, substituted in position 6 and 7 were prepared and tested for their inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation by ADP, the most promising agent among them was2-(4'methoxybenzylamine)-6-amino-7-(piperidin-1-yl)-4-phenyl1,8-naphthyridine designated as14. The specificity of the inhibitory effects of 14 is presented by cycloalkyl amino moiety of...

We report the synthesis and total NMR characterization of 5-thia-1-azabicyclo-[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid-3-[[[(4''-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl]oxy]-methyl]-8-oxo-7-[(2-thienyloxoacetyl)amino]-diphenylmethyl ester-5-dioxide (5), a new cephalosporin derivative. This compound can be used as the carrier of a wide range of drugs containing an amino group. The preparation of the intermediate produc...

The biosynthesis of the glycopeptide antibiotic teicoplanin was studied by growing a teicoplanin producing strain of Actinoplanes teichomyceticus (ATCC 31121) on glucose containing either 34.0% [1-(13)C]glucose or 9.7% [U-(13)C]glucose. The fractional enrichment pattern of teicoplanin produced in the medium containing [1-(13)C]glucose was obtained from a one-dimensional (13)C spectrum. The enri...

Intracellular bacterial pathogens (IBPs) are dependent on various nutrients provided by the host cells. Different strategies may therefore be necessary to adapt the intracellular metabolism of IBPs to the host cells. The specific carbon sources, the catabolic pathways participating in their degradation, and the biosynthetic performances of IBPs are still poorly understood. In this report, we ha...

Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids (SILAC) is a commonly used method in quantitative proteomics. Because of compatibility with trypsin digestion, arginine and lysine are the most widely used amino acids for SILAC labeling. We observed that Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast) cannot be labeled with a specific form of arginine, (13)C(6) (15)N(4)-arginine (Arg-10), which limits the explo...