Reevaluation of bacitracin as a spore coat component.
Analysis of hydrolysates of highly purified spore coats revealed only small quantities of ornithine, a component of bacitracin. We conclude that the peptide, bacitracin, is not a significant component of spore coats.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000032:analysis*; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis*; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D004586:Electrophoresis; D009952:Ornithine / Q000032:analysis; D013170:Spores / Q000032:analysis*
D000596:Amino Acids; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D001414:Bacitracin; D009952:Ornithine