Investigations of the pigments fromCytophaga johnsonae Cy j1

Besides carotenoids a complex of flexirubin-type pigments was isolated from the gliding bacteriumCytophaga johnsonae Cy j1 and separated into 6 components, which partly containe chlorine. In spite of the fact that these components still consist of pigment mixtures, the gross structures of 18 new flexirubin-type pigments could be deduced by spectroscopic and chemical investigations. The results open insights into biosynthesis and structural variety of the flexirubins, the novel non-isoprenoid pigments recently found inFlexibacter elegans.Non-Standard Abbreviations FT Fourier transformation - HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography - M⁺ molecular ion - M/M resolution of mass spectrometer - mu mass units - t_R retention time - TLC thin layer chromatographyPart 16: Investigations on metabolites of microorganisms. Part. XV: H. Achenbach, W. Kohl, H. Reichenbach: Die Hauptpigmente vonCytophaga johnsonae. Tetrahedron Lett.1977, 1061. Part XIV: H. Achenbach, J. Witzke: Totalsynthese des Flexirubindimethylethers. Angew. Chem.89, 198 (1977); Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.16, 191 (1977)