ISSN:
1573-5176
Schlagwort(e):
Aphanothece halophytica
;
cyanobacterium
;
glycinebetaine
;
accumulation
;
synthesis
;
salt stress
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract Growth in salt-stressed (2.0 M NaCl) Aphanothece halophytica was initially delayed during the first two days of cultivation and eventually attained the same growth rate as the control (0.5 M NaCl) cells. Glycinebetaine accumulation increased slightly in control cells but a dramatic increase of glycinebetaine occurred in salt-stressed cells during a growth period of six days. There was no apparent increase in the synthesis of [14C] glycinebetaine in the control cells, in contrast to the marked increase in its synthesis in the salt-stressed cells. Increasing NaCl concentration in the growth medium induced both the accumulation and the synthesis of glycinebetaine. Time course experiments provided evidence that [14C] choline was first oxidized to [14C] betaine aldehyde which was further oxidized to [14C] glycinebetaine in A. halophytica. The supporting data for such a pathway were obtained from the presence of choline and betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase activities found in the membrane and cytoplasmic fractions, respectively. The activities of these two enzymes were also enhanced upon increasing NaCl concentration in the growth medium from 0.5 M to 2.0 M. Under this condition an increaseof approximately 1.5-fold was observed for choline dehydrogenase activity as compared to 2.5-fold for betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, suggesting a preferable induction of the latter enzyme by salt stress. A. halophytica was able to utilize [14C] ethanolamine and [14C] glycine for the synthesis of [14C] glycinebetaine.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008186309006
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