CATABOLISM OF TAURINE IN PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA

被引:43
作者
SHIMAMOTO, G [1 ]
BERK, RS [1 ]
机构
[1] WAYNE STATE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT IMMUNOL & MICROBIOL,DETROIT,MI 48202
关键词
Ethyl methane sulfonate; Sulfoacetaldehyde; Taurine catabolism; Transaminase;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2744(79)90064-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cell-free extracts of taurine-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa catalyze the transamination of taurine and pyruvate resulting in the formation of l-alanine and sulfoacetaldehyde. The enzyme responsible for this activity has been partially purified in order to demonstrate its participation in a pathway of taurine degradation. Ethyl methane sulfonate treatment of Ps. aeruginosa yielded a mutant deficient in taurine transaminase and incapable of growing on taurine indicating that the enzyme is of physiological significance in this organism. © 1979.
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页码:287 / 292
页数:6
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