Osmotic adaptation in halotolerant yeast, Debaryomyces nepalensis NCYC 3413: role of osmolytes and cation transport |
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Authors: | Sawan Kumar Sathyanarayana N Gummadi |
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Institution: | (1) Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, 600036, India; |
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Abstract: | Debaryomyces nepalensis NCYC 3413, a food spoiling yeast isolated from rotten apple, has been previously demonstrated as halotolerant yeast. In the
present study, we assessed its growth, change in cell size, and measured the intracellular polyol and cations (Na+ or K+) accumulated during growth in the absence and presence of different concentrations of salts (NaCl and KCl). Cells could tolerate
2 M NaCl and KCl in defined medium. Scanning electron microscopic results showed linear decrease in mean cell diameter with
increase in medium salinity. Cells accumulated high amounts of K+ during growth at high concentrations of KCl. However, it accumulated low amounts of Na+ and high amounts of K+ when grown in the presence of NaCl. Cells grown in the absence of salt showed rapid influx of Na+/K+ on incubation with high salt. On incubation with 2 M KCl, cells grown at 2 M NaCl showed an immediate efflux of Na+ and rapid uptake of K+ and vice versa. To withstand the salt stress, osmotic adjustment of intracellular cation was accompanied by intracellular
accumulation of polyol (glycerol, arabitol, and sorbitol). Based on our result, we hypothesize that there exists a balanced
efflux and synthesis of osmolytes when D. nepalensis was exposed to hypoosmotic and hyperosmotic stress conditions, respectively. Our findings suggest that D. nepalensis is an Na+ excluder yeast and it has an efficient transport system for sodium extrusion. |
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