Identification of diaminopimelic acid in the Legionnaires disease bacterium.
Diaminopimelic acid was found to be a component of the cell wall of the Legionnaires disease bacterium, thus providing additional evidence that the organism is a bacterium. The presence of this amino acid was determined by gas-liquid chromatography and confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino / Q000032:analysis*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
D000596:Amino Acids; D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino; D003960:Diaminopimelic Acid