The Behavior of the Isomers of α,ε-Diaminopimelic Acid on Paper Chromatograms

Abstract

The crude solid residue was recrystallized from methanol ether and gave 49 g. (56%) of product, m.p. 234-237'.Anal. Calcd. for CCH15C1S2O: C, 43.5; H, 9.0; C1, 21.3; N, 16.8. Found: C, 43.1; H, 9.0; C1, 21.0; S, 16.4. 0-Bromoamides .-The amides listed in Table I were made by reaction of acid chlorides with ammonia or amines either in aqueous or in anhydrous media. If a concentrated aqueous solution of the base was available commercially, the aqueous procedure was used. Ether or chloroform generally was used for the anhydrous bases. After filtration of the hydrochlorides of the bases the products were obtained by evaporation of the solvent and purifiea in the manner indicated in Table I. 2-Ethyl-2-( 2 -bromo-2-ethy1butyramido)-butyrarnide (LV) .-To a n ice-cold, stirred solution of 35 g. (0.21 mole) of 2-amino-2-ethylbutyramide hydrochloride in 300 cc. of Ivater and 50 cc. of acetone there was added, simultaneously, during 1 hour, a solution of 47.1 g. (0.22 mole) of 2-bromo-2-ethylbutyryl chloride in 100 cc. of acetone and 490 cc. (0.49 mole) of 1 N sodium hydroxide solution. The product separated as a white solid which was filtered and airdried. N-(2-Bromo-2-ethylbutyryl)-glycine (LII) .-To a solution of 2.8 g. (0.01 mole) of N-(2-bromo-2-ethylbutyryl)-glycine ethyl ester23 in 25 cc. of methanol, there was added, dropwise, a t 5", with stirring, 2 cc. (0.01 mole) of 5 N sodium hydroxide solution. After having been stored a t room temperature overnight the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove most of the methanol and the (23) K. W. Rosenmund, Ber., 43, 4470 (1909).rryulting solutio11 was acidified with dilute l~ydrochloric acid to pH 1. The product separated from the coaled solution as a white precipitate which was filtered, n a 4 i e d with water, and dried. 1-(2-Bromo-2-ethylbutyryl)-3-methylurea (LVII I .-Amixture of 25 g. (0.34 mole) of N-methylurea and 36.1 g. (0.12 mole) of 2-bromo-2-ethylbutyryl chloride was heated on a steam-bath for six hours with occasional swirling. A clear reddish-brown solution formed to which 1% as added 100 g. of ice and 50 cc. of water. A gum formed nhich solidified upon trituration. The solid was filtered and washed first with cold water and then with petroleum ether (b.p. 20-40"). The crude solid was extracted with petroleum ether in a Saxhlet apparatus for 4 hours. Concentration of the solution t o a small volume gave the product as a white solid. 1-(2-Bromo-2-methylpropionyl)-3-methylurea (XXIII).-A mixture of 20 g. (0.12 mole) of 2-bromo-2-methylpropionyl chloride and 17.8 g. (0.24 mole) of methylurea was heated on a steam-bath for 0.5 hour. An oily solid formed and the mass was treated with water and -filtered. T h e white solid was dried on a porous plate.l-(2-Bromo-2-methylbutyryl)-3-methylurea (XXX).--A mixture of 37.1 g. (0.5 mole) of dried methylurea and 39.9 g. (0.2 mole) of 2-bromo-2-methylbutyryl chloride u as stirred and heated for 2 hours in a n oil-bath a t 60-87".To the mixture, consisting of a n amher liquid containing some colorless c...

Conexibacter woesei gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep evolutionary line of descent within the class Actinobacteria

“…Purified cell-wall preparations were obtained by the method of Schleifer & Kandler (1972). The isomer of diaminopimelic acid (A 2 pm) was determined by onedimensional TLC (Rhuland et al, 1955); other amino acids and peptides were analysed by two-dimensional TLC (Groth et al, 2001) of cell-wall hydrolysates on cellulose plates. Cellular fatty acid methyl esters were obtained from cells grown in tryptic soy broth (Oxoid) at 28˚C by the method of Miller (1982).…”

Micromonospora lupini sp. nov. and Micromonospora saelicesensis sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Lupinus angustifolius

“…Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) determination was achieved by cellulose TLC using whole-cell hydrolysates (modified method of Hasegawa et al, 1983;Rhuland et al, 1955). Biomass for additional chemotaxonomic analyses of strains Lupac 09 T and Lupac 14N T was obtained in tryptic soy broth in flasks on a rotary shaker at 90 r.p.m.…”

Inhibition by D-Glutamate as the Cause of Diphasic Growth of Bacillus megaterium NCIB 7581 with Glycerol plus DL-Glutamic Acid

“…HCl (80: 10: 17.5:2.5, by vol. ; Rhuland et al, 1955); B, butan-l-ol/acetic acid/water (63:10:27, by vol. ); C, phenol/formic acid/water [SO0 g: 13 ml 90% (w/v) formic acid : 154 ml water].…”