TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of polyamine on the growth of Aacidiphilium facilis 24R under acidic conditions
AU - Kawahara, Hidehisa
AU - Inagaki, Kenji
AU - Kishimoto, Noriaki
AU - Sugio, Tsuyoshi
AU - Tano, Tatsuo
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PY - 1991/3
Y1 - 1991/3
N2 - A mutant unable to grow under acidic conditions was isolated from the acidophilic heterotrophic bacterium Acidiphilium facilis 24R. The growth of the mutant could be fully restored by the addition of spermidine or lysine at the concentration of 100 μM. The HPLC analysis of polyamine composition showed that spermidine and putrescine were major polyamine components in the parental strain. In the mutant strain, putrescine was replaced by cadaverine. It was found that some polyamines in the cells were conjugated with the other cell components. The growth of the bacterium in the medium below pH 4.5 was inhibited in the presence of α-methylornithine or methylglyoxal-bis(guanylhydrazone), which are inhibitors of rate-limiting enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines. The growth of the bacterium that had been inhibited in the presence of inhibitors could be fully restored by the addition of putrescine or spermidine. On the basis of these results, it was concluded that polyamines have a significant role in the growth of Acidiphilium facilis 24R under acidic conditions.
AB - A mutant unable to grow under acidic conditions was isolated from the acidophilic heterotrophic bacterium Acidiphilium facilis 24R. The growth of the mutant could be fully restored by the addition of spermidine or lysine at the concentration of 100 μM. The HPLC analysis of polyamine composition showed that spermidine and putrescine were major polyamine components in the parental strain. In the mutant strain, putrescine was replaced by cadaverine. It was found that some polyamines in the cells were conjugated with the other cell components. The growth of the bacterium in the medium below pH 4.5 was inhibited in the presence of α-methylornithine or methylglyoxal-bis(guanylhydrazone), which are inhibitors of rate-limiting enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines. The growth of the bacterium that had been inhibited in the presence of inhibitors could be fully restored by the addition of putrescine or spermidine. On the basis of these results, it was concluded that polyamines have a significant role in the growth of Acidiphilium facilis 24R under acidic conditions.
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U2 - 10.1080/00021369.1991.10870676
DO - 10.1080/00021369.1991.10870676
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0006378436
VL - 55
SP - 679
EP - 685
JO - Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
JF - Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
SN - 0916-8451
IS - 3
ER -