Oxygen metabolism by the anaerobic bacteriumVeillonella alcalescens |
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Authors: | Wytske de Vries Claar Donkers Marian Boellaard A H Stouthamer |
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Institution: | (1) Biological Laboratory, Free University, De Boelelaan 1087, 1007 Amsterdam, MC, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Veillonella alcalescens contained a membrane-bound lactate oxidase system. Studies on the effect of inhibitors on lactate oxidase showed the participation of non-heme iron, quinone and cytochromesb andd. Superoxide anion radicals (
) and H2O2 were shown to be formed at lactate oxidation and presumably arose from cyanide- and azide-resistant side chains of the respiratory system. The H+/O ratio withL-lactate as a hydrogen donor was 2.3. When an anaerobic culture growing on lactate was shifted to a high dissolved oxygen tension (d.o.t.=15 kPa) rapid inhibition of growth and lactate conversion occurred. This could be correlated with a rapid inactivation of lactate dehydrogenase. The effects of high d.o.t.'s on lactate dehydrogenase, lactate conversion and growth were reversible. After a shift to low d.o.t.'s (<2.5 kPa) growth ofV. alcalescens continued for one or two doublings whereafter lysis did occur. Acetate and pyruvate were the main fermentation products. P/O ratio's were calculated from molar growth yields and fermentation balances. A P/O value of 0.66 was found after a shift to a very low oxygen supply at which the d.o.t. presumably was zero. Shifts to higher d. o. t.'s gave much lower growth yields. Presumably, under these conditions uncoupling between growth and energy production occurred. Accumulation of toxic oxygen compounds was given as an explanation for the behaviour ofV. alcalescens at low d.o.t.'s.Abbreviations HQNO
2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxy-quinoline-N-oxide
- CCCP
carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone
- ABTS
2,2-azino-di-3-ethyl-benzthiazoline sulfonate
- DCPIP
2,6 dichlorophenolindophenol
- PMS
phenazine methosulfate
- NBT
p-nitro blue tetrazolium chloride
- d.o.t.
dissolved oxygen tension
- SOD
superoxide dismutase |
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Keywords: | Veillonella alcalescens Oxygen toxicity Lactate oxidation Oxidative phosphorylation Superoxide anion radicals Hydrogen peroxide |
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