1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, USA;2. Environmental Safety Division, Unilever Research, Colworth Laboratories, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ, U.K.
Abstract:
The manganese electron paramagnetic spin resonance spectrum of Bacillis megaterium KM spores is virtually identical at both 77 K and 298 K which suggests that the manganese is present in a crystalline lattice in the spore core. This conclusion is supported by studies of the electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of model systems including Ca: Mn: pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid crystals and manganese bound to protein and lipid standards.