N-15 in vivo NMR spectroscopic investigation of nitrogen deprived cell suspensions of the green alga Chlorella fusca |
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Authors: | A. C. Kuesel W. Kuhn J. Sianoudis L. H. Grimme D. Leibfritz A. Mayer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Fachbereich 2 — Biologie/Chemie, Universit?t Bremen, Postfach 330440, D-2800, Bremen 33, Germany 3. BRUKER Analytische Me?technik, Silberstreifen, D-7512, Rheinstetten 4, Germany 4. Fachbereich 1 — Physik, Universit?t Bremen, Postfach 330440, D-2800, Bremen 33, Germany
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Abstract: | The possibility to apply N-15 in vivo NMR spectroscopy to study algal N-metabolism has been investigated. N-15 labelled cells of the green alga Chlorella fusca, subjected to nitrogen starvation and N-14 labelled cells supplied with K15NO3 after prolonged nitrogen starvation were monitored by N-15 in vivo NMR spectroscopy at different times after the change in their nitrogen supply. During 20–40 min, necessary for the acquisition of 1 spectrum, the cells were under dark anaerobic conditions, but the relative amounts of the metabolites detected did not change. Signals from 2 acid amides, from the side chain nitrogens of arginine and lysine, from prolin as well as 4 signals from α amino groups of amino acids were detected. Besides two signals not yet reported in the literature were found. They may be due to amino compounds, but not to amino acids. The amount of free amino acids in the cells increases not only upon resupply of nitrogen starved cells with nitrate but also during the first hours after nitrate depletion. The spectra obtained from N-15 labelled autospores show that N-15 in vivo NMR spectroscopy can be applied to the investigation of N metabolism of the cells. |
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Keywords: | Amino acid metabolism Chlorella fusca Green alga N-15 in vivo NMR spectroscopy Nitrogen deficiency |
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