Biosynthesis of Corrinoids and Porphyrinoids. VII. Uroporphyrins from Saccharopolyspora erythraea

Masahiro KAJIWARA; Ken-ichiro HARA; Minoru MIZUTANI; Masao KONDO

doi:10.1248/cpb.40.3321

Masahiro KAJIWARA, Ken-ichiro HARA, Minoru MIZUTANI, Masao KONDO

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Keywords: Saccharopolyspora erythraea, uroporphyrin I, [5-¹³C]aminolevulinic acid, ^<13>C-NMR

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1992 Volume 40 Issue 12 Pages 3321-3323

DOI https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.40.3321

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Abstract

Cultured broth of Saccharopolyspora erythraea shows a strong red fluorescence. The main fluorescent component was identified as uroporphyrin I by FAB-MS and ¹H-NMR. This was confirmed by a feeding experiment using [5-¹³C]aminolevulinic acid.

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