l-Proline nutrition and catabolism in Staphylococcus saprophyticus |
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Authors: | Charles E. Deutch |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, MC 2352, Arizona State University at the West Campus, P.O. Box 37100, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100, USA |
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Abstract: | Staphylococcus saprophyticus strains ATCC 15305, ATCC 35552, and ATCC 49907 were found to require l-proline but not l-arginine for growth in a defined culture medium. All three strains could utilize l-ornithine as a proline source and contained l-ornithine aminotransferase and Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase activities; strains ATCC 35552 and ATCC 49907 could use l-arginine as a proline source and had l-arginase activity. The proline requirement also could be met by l-prolinamide, l-proline methyl ester, and the dipeptides l-alanyl-l-proline and l-leucyl-l-proline. The bacteria exhibited l-proline degradative activity as measured by the formation of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate. The specific activity of proline degradation was not affected by addition of l-proline or NaCl but was highest in strain ATCC 49907 after growth in Mueller–Hinton broth. A membrane fraction from this strain had l-proline dehydrogenase activity as detected both by reaction of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate with 2-aminobenzaldehyde (0.79 nmol min−1 mg−1) and by the proline-dependent reduction of p-iodonitrotetrazolium (20.1 nmol min−1 mg−1). A soluble fraction from this strain had Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase activity (88.8 nmol min−1 mg−1) as determined by the NAD+-dependent oxidation of dl-Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate. Addition of l-proline to several culture media did not increase the growth rate or final yield of bacteria but did stimulate growth during osmotic stress. When grown with l-ornithine as the proline source, S. saprophyticus was most susceptible to the proline analogues L-azetidine-2-carboylate, 3,4-dehydro-dl-proline, dl-thiazolidine-2-carboxylate, and l-thiazolidine-4-carboxylate. These results indicate that proline uptake and metabolism may be a potential target of antimicrobial therapy for this organism. |
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