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  • Title: Analytical characterization of peptide contaminants of L-tryptophan.
    Author: Barnhart ER, Maggio VL, Alexander LR, Reilly MC, Gelbaum LT, Turner WE, Hine TK, Needham LL.
    Journal: Arch Environ Contam Toxicol; 1996 Jan; 30(1):142-8. PubMed ID: 8579384.
    Abstract:
    Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic fractions of extracts of 2 preparations of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS)-associated L-tryptophan were analyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, mass spectrometry, microbial-growth inhibition, and amino acid residue analyses. Fraction components demonstrated properties of an antibiotic peptide resembling bacitracin. Many peptide antibiotics like bacitracin are secondary metabolites of Bacillus species, genus of the tryptophan producer organism for the implicated manufacturer. In order to determine whether a correlation exists between individual EMS cases and the concentration of peptides or bacitracin consumed, reliable methods must be developed for quantification of the total of isoforms.
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