Zur Genese Der Amidisch An Den Chromophor Von Pyoverdinen Gebundenen Dicarbonsäuren [1]

Abstract

Pseudomonas strains of the so-called fluorescent group usually produce several pyoverdins which differ only in the nature of a dicarboxylic acid bound amidically to the chromophor. For the pyoverdins isolated from the culture medium of Pseudomonas fluorescens 12 it is shown that succinic acid is an artefact formed by hydrolysis of succinic amide, and that a-ketoglutaric acid is transformed enzymatically to glutamic acid. This process is reversed after the phase of exponential growth of the bacteria. The ratio C4- vs. C5 -acids changes with the culture time and with increasing Fe3+ content of the medium in favor of the latter