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Revised structure for the phenazine antibiotic from Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79 (NRRL B-15132).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3125789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A phenazine antibiotic (mp, 243 to 244 degrees C), isolated in a yield of 134 micrograms/ml from cultures of Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79 (NRRL B-15132), was indistinguishable in all of its measured physicochemical (melting point, UV and infrared spectra, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data) and biological properties from synthetic phenazine-1-carboxylic acid. Gurusiddaiah et al. (S. Gurusiddaiah, D. M. Weller, A. Sarkar, and R. J. Cook, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 29:488-495, 1986) attributed a dimeric phenazine structure to an antibiotic with demonstrably similar properties obtained from the same bacterial strain. Direct comparison of the physicochemical properties of the authentic antibiotic obtained from D. M. Weller with synthetic phenazine-1-carboxylic acid and with the natural product from the present study established that all three samples were indistinguishable within the experimental error of each method. No evidence to support the existence of a biologically active dimeric species was obtained. Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid has a pKa of 4.24 +/- 0.01 (25 degrees C; I = 0.09), and its carboxylate anion shows no detectable antimicrobial activity compared with the active uncharged carboxylic acid species. These data suggest that phenazine-1-carboxylic acid is probably not an effective biological control agent for phytopathogens in environments with a pH greater than 7.
Authors:
P G Brisbane; L J Janik; M E Tate; R F Warren
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0066-4804     ISO Abbreviation:  Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.     Publication Date:  1987 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-03-29     Completed Date:  1988-03-29     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0315061     Medline TA:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1967-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Glen Osmond, South Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anti-Bacterial Agents / analysis*,  biosynthesis,  pharmacology
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Culture Media
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Phenazines / analysis,  biosynthesis,  pharmacology
Pseudomonas fluorescens / metabolism*
Spectrophotometry, Infrared
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Culture Media; 0/Phenazines; 2538-68-3/1-phenazinecarboxylic acid
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