Formation of cell wall polymers by reverting protoplasts of Bacillus licheniformis.

Journal of Bacteriology
T S ElliottH J Rogers

Abstract

The biosynthesis of peptidoglycan and teichoic acid by reverting protoplasts of Bacillus licheniformis 6346 His-, in cubated at 35 C on medium containing 2.5% agar, is detectable after 40 min. The amount of N-acetyl-[1-14C]glucosamine incorporated into peptidoglycan and teichoic acid on continued incubation doubles at the same rate as the incorporation of [3H]tryptophan into protein. At the early stages of reversion the average glycan chain length, measured by the ratio of free reducing groups of muramic acid and glucosamine to total muramic acid present, is very short. As reversion proceeds, the average chain length increases to a value similar to the found in the wall of the parent bacillus. The extent of cross-linkage found in the peptide side chains of the peptidoglycan also increases as reversion proceeds. At the completion of reversion the wall material synthesized has similar characteristics to those of the walls of the parent bacilli, containing peptidoglycan and teichoic and teichuronic acids in about the same proportions. Soluble peptidoglycan can be isolated from the reversion medium, amounting to 30% of the total formed after 3 h of incubation and 8% after 12 h. This amount was reduced by the presence in the medium ...Continue Reading

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