DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID UPTAKE BY BACILLUS-MEGATERIUM - INFLUENCE OF GROWTH-CONDITIONS AND OTHER AMINO-ACIDS

被引:3
作者
GALLY, D [1 ]
HARWOOD, CR [1 ]
ARCHIBALD, AR [1 ]
机构
[1] MED SCH NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,DEPT MICROBIOL,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE2 4HH,ENGLAND
关键词
ESCHERICHIA-COLI; SALMONELLA-TYPHIMURIUM; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; MUREIN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1472-765X.1991.tb00502.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) uptake was studied in Bacillus megaterium. The K(m) and V(max) were determined for bacteria grown with or without DAP. The uptake of DAP was shown to be constitutive and unaffected by the presence of other amino acids (including cystine). The concentration of DAP and lysine in the amino acid pool was examined and a procedure for pulse-labelling cell walls developed.
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