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meso-2,6-Diaminopimelic acid

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

(2SR, 6RS)-2,6-Diaminoheptanedioic acid, meso-DAP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H14N2O4
CAS Number:
922-54-3
Molecular Weight:
190.20
Beilstein:
1726899
MDL number:
MFCD09836095
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329748330
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

white to faint beige

application(s)

cell analysis

SMILES string

N[C@H](CCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C7H14N2O4/c8-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(9)7(12)13/h4-5H,1-3,8-9H2,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)/t4-,5+

InChI key

GMKMEZVLHJARHF-SYDPRGILSA-N

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Application

Meso-2,6-diaminopimelic acid may be used to study peptidoglycan structure and function within the cell walls of bacteria.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Penultimate biosynthetic precursor of the essential amino acid L-lysine. Component of peptidoglycan in the cell wall of many bacteria.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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N V Potekhina et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 199(2), 313-316 (1991-07-15)
The teichoic acid from the cell wall of Actinomadura cremea INA 292 has an unusual structure, being a poly(galactosylglycerol phosphate) chain with glycerol phosphate groups. Monomeric units of 1-O, beta-D-galactopyranosylglycerol monophosphate are joined in the polymer by phosphodiester links involving
Chiral high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the three stereoisomers of 2,6-diaminopimelic acid without derivatization.
Nagasawa, T., et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 653, 336-340 (1993)
S Satyanarayana et al.
Amino acids, 21(3), 221-235 (2002-01-05)
Peptidoglycans isolated from two Fusobacterium species of anaerobic bacteria were analyzed for constituent amino acids. Hydrolysis conditions were varied to optimize the yield of diamino acids from peptidoglycan. The o-phthalaldehyde derivatives of the diamino acid stereoisomers were separated by high-performance
J McKerrow et al.
Letters in applied microbiology, 30(3), 178-182 (2000-04-04)
A simple and sensitive method for separating and detecting the LL, DD and meso diastereomers of the dibasic amino acid diaminopimelic acid (DAP) in the peptidoglycan of Gram-positive bacteria is described. This method is based on reverse phase HPLC separation
A Day et al.
The Biochemical journal, 161(3), 677-685 (1977-03-01)
An enzymic assay for individual isomers (meso-, LL- and DD-) of 2,6-diaminopimelate was developed. The enzyme 2,6-diaminopimelate decarboxylase specifically attacked meso-diaminopimelate and was used to measure this isomer manometrically. The meso- and LL-isomers were measured together manometrically in a coupled
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