Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1157066
GO: The chemical reactions and pathways involving ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid), a tetrahydropyrimidine commonly synthesized by halophilic bacteria. [GOC:jl, PMID:11823218]