ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Glucose, 2-deoxyglucose (2-DOG), and α-methylglucose (α-MG) inhibited staphylococcal enteroxin A (SEA) synthesis by Staphylococcus aureus 196E whereas β-methylglucose (β-MG) and 3-0-methylglucose (3-0-MG) did not inhibit even at high concentrations. Glucose and β-MG decreased the pH (〈 6.0) whereas the pH with 2-DOG, α-MG was above 8.0 at 24 h. Glucose (at levels not inhibitory to SEA synthesis) potentiated the inhibition of toxin synthesis by 2-DOG and β-MG and the glucose-analog combinations had a decreased pH. The inhibition of SEA synthesis by glucose, glucose analogs, or glucose-analog combinations does not appear to be directly related to a decline in pH. The inhibitory effects shown by glucose and its analog suggest that SEA synthesis may be regulated by a mechanism similar to catabolite repression.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.1986.tb00559.x
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