Ectoine

Ectoine is a naturally derived chemical compound, specifically a heterocyclic carboxamidine formed by the formal condensation of (2S)-2,4-diaminobutanoic acid with acetic acid. It occurs naturally in the bacterium Halomonas elongata, the mesophilic bacterium Methylophaga thalassica, the antifungal bacterium Streptomyces nodosus, and other...