Changes in amino acid permeation during sporulation.

Journal of Bacteriology
R W Bernlohr

Abstract

Changes in amino acid uptake in Bacillus licheniformis and in the amino acid pools of three Bacillus species were investigated, by use of cells from different stages of the life cycle. B. licheniformis contains catalytic uptake systems for all of the 10 amino acids studied. The apparent maximal velocities of uptake decreased during sporulation but did not fall below the range observed for other microorganisms. In sporulating cells, the apparent affinity constants of the uptake systems for individual amino acids remained about the same as in growing cells, i.e., from 2 x 10(-7)m to 7 x 10(-6)m, whereas, in some cases, the apparent maximal velocities decreased significantly. Because the velocity of uptake showed an atypical dependence on substrate concentration, it was postulated that these cells contain two or more uptake systems for each amino acid. Only one of these systems appeared to be operative at a substrate concentration below 10(-6)m. Working at these low substrate concentrations, catalytic activities producing a net efflux of amino acids were demonstrable in vegetative cells in the presence of chloramphenicol, but these exit systems were lost during sporulation. A pool formed by the addition of radioactive algal hydrol...Continue Reading

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