Utilization of lactose in non-respiring cells of the yeast Debaryomyces polymorphus |
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Authors: | Barbara Schulz Milan Höfer |
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Institution: | (1) Botanisches Institut der Universität, Kirschallee 1, D-5300 Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany;(2) Present address: Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik, Heinrich-Hoffmann-Str. 7, D-6000 Frankfurt 71, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | The facultative anaerobic yeast Debaryomyces polymorphus ferments glucose and galactose but does not utilize the disaccharide lactose under anaerobic conditions. The activity of the intracellulary located -galactosidase was not affected by anaerobiosis. Hence, the transport of lactose appears to be limiting for lactose utilization. The uptake of lactose (and of its metabolizable analogue, 4-nitrophenol- -d-galactoptranoside) was mediated by an inducible transport system and it was strictly dependent on metabolic energy. Anaerobic conditions inhibited the transport of lactose completely as did the uncoupler carbonylcyanide-m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone, the electron transport chain inhibitors rotenone, antimycin A, potassium cyanide and the ATPase inhibitor diethylstilbestrol under aerobic conditions. Transport inhibited by antimycin A was resumed by adding ascorbate+tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine. Glucose was taken up by a constitutive transport system, even in anaerobic cells it was still about five times faster than the uptake of lactose in respiring cells. Thus, monosaccharides can energize their uptake by glycolysis and represent, in contrast to lactose, fermentable, substrates in D. polymorphus.Abbreviations 4NPßgal
4-nitrophenol- -d-galactopyranoside
- TMPD
tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine
Dedicated to Professor Augustin, Betz at the occassion of his 65th birthday. |
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Keywords: | Anaerobic transport Energy supply for transport Sugar utilization Kluyver effect Debaryomyces polymorphus |
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