A pentaamine is present in an extreme thermophile.
A pentaamine was found in cells of an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus, grown at 80 degrees C. The chemical structure was determined to be 1,15-diamino-4,8,12-triazapentadecane, NH2(CH2)3NH(CH2)3NH(CH2)3NH(CH2)3NH2. A trivial name "caldopentamine" is proposed for the new naturally occurring polyamine.
D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011073:Polyamines / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013824:Thermus / Q000032:analysis*
D011073:Polyamines; C035585:caldopentamine