Halogenated amino acids of the bath sponge

Authors

Eva M. Low, Osborn Zoological Laboratory, Yale University and Survey of Contemporary Knowledge of Biochemstry, American Museum of Natural History

Abstract

The amino acid composition and halogen content of the bath sponge, Spongia officinalis obliqua (D. & M.), collected in the Gulf of Mexico, was studied to determine the nature of the halogenated amino acids present. The sponge was found to contain 1.06% tyrosine, 0.38% iodine, and 0.80% bromine. It is believed that the major halogenated amino acids are the mono- (3-) and di- (3, 5-) bromo- and iodotyrosines.

Recommended Citation

Low, Eva M.. 1952. "Halogenated amino acids of the bath sponge." Journal of Marine Research 10, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/750