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ectoine catabolic process

Known as: ectoine breakdown, ectoine catabolism, ectoine degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid), a… 
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2020
2020
Ectoine degradation pathway in halotolerant methylotrophs
Background Microorganisms living in saline environments are forced to regulate turgor via the synthesis of organic osmoprotective… 
Review
2018
Review
2018
Role of the Extremolytes Ectoine and Hydroxyectoine as Stress Protectants and Nutrients: Genetics, Phylogenomics, Biochemistry, and Structural Analysis
Fluctuations in environmental osmolarity are ubiquitous stress factors in many natural habitats of microorganisms, as they… 
2017
2017
Transcriptional regulation of ectoine catabolism in response to multiple metabolic and environmental cues
Ectoine and hydroxyectoine are effective microbial osmostress protectants, but can also serve as versatile nutrients for bacteria… 
2014
2014
A lipid anchor improves the protective effect of ectoine in inflammation.
Others and we have shown in several studies that the natural tetrahydropyrimidine ectoine protects mammalian cells and tissues… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
A blueprint of ectoine metabolism from the genome of the industrial producer Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T
The halophilic γ-proteobacterium Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T thrives at high salinity by synthesizing and accumulating the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Osmotically Induced Synthesis of the Compatible Solute Hydroxyectoine Is Mediated by an Evolutionarily Conserved Ectoine Hydroxylase*
By using natural abundance 13C NMR spectroscopy, we investigated the types of compatible solutes synthesized in a variety of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Ectoines as compatible solutes and carbon and energy sources for the halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens
Aims:  To investigate the catabolism of ectoine and hydroxyectoine, which are the major compatible solutes synthesized by… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Ectoine-Induced Proteins in Sinorhizobium meliloti Include an Ectoine ABC-Type Transporter Involved in Osmoprotection and Ectoine Catabolism
ABSTRACT To understand the mechanisms of ectoine-induced osmoprotection in Sinorhizobium meliloti, a proteomic examination of S… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The ion coupling and organic substrate specificities of osmoregulatory transporter ProP in Escherichia coli.
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