Abstract
The major pigment of a marine micro-organism was identified as prodigiosin on the basis of analytical and spectral data. Two minor pigments were tentatively assigned structures, from thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and mass spectral data, as prodigiosin homologs with 3-n-hexyl and 3-n-heptyl side-chains. The micro-organism was classified as a new Pseudomonas species on the basis of its morphological and biochemical characteristics. It was named Pseudomonas magnesiorubra (ATCC No. 21856).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Literature Cited
Breed, R.S., E.G.D. Murray and R.N. Smith: Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology, 7th ed. pp 35–152. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co. 1957
Castro, A.J., J.F. Deck, M.J. Hugo, L.R. Williams and M.R. Zingg: Prodigiosin hydrochloride. J. org. Chem. 23, 1232–1233 (1958)
D'Aoust, J.Y. and N.N. Gerber: Isolation and purification of prodigiosin from Vibrio psychroerythrus. J. Bact. 118, 756–757 (1974)
De Souza, N.J. and W.R. Nes: Improved separation of sterols by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. J. Lipid Res. 10, 240–243 (1969)
Gandhi, N.M., J. Nazareth, P.V. Divekar, H. Kohl and N.J. de Souza: Magnesidin a novel magnesium-containing antibiotic. J. Antibiotics 26, 797–798 (1973)
Gerber, N.N.: Prodigiosin-like pigments from Actinomadura (nocardia) pelletieri. J. Antibiot., Tokyo 24, 636–640 (1971)
—: Minor prodiginine pigments from Actinomadura madurae and Actinomadura pelletieri. Int. J. heterocyclic Chem. 10, 925–929 (1973)
Harashima, K., N. Tsuchida, T. Tanaka and J. Nagatsu: Prodigiosin-25C; isolation and chemical structure, Agric. biol. Chem. 31, 481–489 (1967)
Jackson, A.H., G.W. Kenner, H. Budzikiewicz, C. Djerassi and J.M. Wilson: Pyrroles and related compounds-X. Tetrahedron 23, 603–632 (1967)
Kohl, H., S.V. Bhat, J.R. Patell, N.M. Gandhi, J. Nazareth, P.V. Divekar, N.J. de Souza, G. Berscheid and H.-W. Fehlhaber: Structure of magnesidin, a new magnesium-containing antibiotic from Pseudomonas magnesiorubra. Tetrahedron Lett. 983–986 (1974)
Lewis, S.M. and W.A. Corpe: Prodigiosin producing bacteria from marine sources. Appl. Microbiol. 12, 13–17 (1964)
Mangold, H.K.: Reversed phase partition chromatography. In: Thin-layer chromatography, pp 409–414. Ed. by E. Stahl. Berlin: Springer-Verlag 1969
Morgan, E.N. and E.M. Tanner: Prodigiosin. J. chem. Soc. p. 3305 (1955)
Shewan, J.M., G. Hobbs and W. Hodgkiss: A determinative scheme for the identification of certain genera of gram-negative bacteria with special reference to Pseudomonadaceae. J. appl. Bact. 23, 379–390 (1960)
Wasserman, H.H., J.E. McKeon, L.A. Smith and P. Forgione: Prodigiosin and the bipyrrole precursor. Tetrahedron (Suppl. No. 8 Pt II) 647–662 (1966)
Williams, R.P.: Biosynthesis of prodigiosin, a secondary metabolite of Serratia marcescens. Appl. Microbiol. 25, 396–401 (1973)
Wrede, F. and O. Hettche: Prodigiosin, the red coloring matter of Bacillus prodigiosus. Chem. Ber. 62B, 2678–2685 (1929)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Communicated by O. Kinne, Hamburg
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Gandhi, N.M., Patell, J.R., Gandhi, J. et al. Prodigiosin metabolites of a marine Pseudomonas species. Marine Biology 34, 223–227 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388799
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388799