ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Key words Cyanobacterium
;
Synechocystis sp.
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Osmoregulation
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Salt adaptation
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Trehalose
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Glucosylglycerol
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Sucrose
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Sucrase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Accumulation of exogenously supplied osmoprotective compounds was analyzed in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, which synthesizes glucosylglycerol as the principal osmoprotective compound. Glucosylglycerol and trehalose were accumulated to high levels and protected cells of a mutant unable to synthesize glucosylglycerol against the deleterious effects of salt stress. In the wild-type, uptake of trehalose repressed the synthesis of glucosylglycerol and caused metabolic conversion of originally accumulated glucosylglycerol. Trehalose cannot be synthesized by Synechocystis and was not or only insignificantly metabolized. Sucrose, which can be synthesized in low quantities by Synechocystis, was also taken up, as indicated by its disappearance from the medium. Sucrose was not accumulated to high levels, probably due to a sucrose-degrading activity found in cells adapted to both low- and high-salt conditions. Despite its low intracellular concentration, sucrose showed a weak osmoprotective effect in salt-shocked cells of a mutant unable to synthesize glucosylglycerol.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002030050423
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