Ammonia assimilation and metabolism byBeggiatoa alba |
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Authors: | Aracelis Vargas William R. Strohl |
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Affiliation: | (1) Program of environmental Biology, The Ohio State University, 43210 Columbus, OH, USA;(2) Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, 43210 Columbus, OH, USA |
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Abstract: | Beggiatoa alba B18LD was investigated for its pathways of ammonia assimilation. The increase in growth yields ofB. alba with excess acetate was linear from 0.1 to 2.0 mM ammonia.B. alba had strong glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) activities, irrespective of the ammonia concentration in the medium. Glutamate dehydrogenase activity was not found, and alanine dehydrogenase (aminating) was observed only whenB. alba was grown at high (2.0 mM) ammonia. Methionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of GS, inhibited growth ofB. alba irrespective of the ammonia concentration in the medium. Thus it appears the primary pathway for ammonia assimilation inB. alba is via the GS-GOGAT pathway at both low and high ammonia concentrations. Preliminary experiments were unable to discern if theB. alba GS is modified by covalent modification.Non-standard abbreviations GS Glutamine synthetase - GOGAT glutamate-oxoglutarate aminotransferase - GDH glutamate dehydrogenase - ADH alanine dehydrogenase - MSX methionine sulfoximine - GOT glutamate-oxaloacetate aminotransferase - GPT glutamate-pyruvate aminotransferase |
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Keywords: | Beggiatoa alba Glutamine synthetase Glutamate synthase Alanine dehydrogenase Methionine sulfoximine Ammonia metabolism Covalent modification Nitrogen metabolism |
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