Influence of Carbon or Nitrogen Starvation on Amino Acid Transport in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
AUTOR(ES)
Kay, W. W.
RESUMO
Pseudomonas aeruginosa was shown to utilize the majority of commonly occurring amino acids for growth as either the sole carbon or the sole nitrogen source. During carbon or nitrogen deprivation, the rates of transport of most of the amino acids remained unchanged; however, the transport rates for glutamate, alanine, and glycine increased under these conditions and the transport rates for leucine and valine decreased. Normal transport rates for these amino acids were resumed immediately upon the addition of the required nutrient. In the absence of an external source of carbon or of nitrogen, pool amino acids underwent rapid degradation. 14C-Amino acid pulse experiments indicated that the constitutive amino acid catabolic enzymes, normally present in the organism during growth with glucose as the carbon source, were responsible for rapid pool losses. Nutrient starvation in the presence of chloramphenicol did not prevent amino acid catabolism. This enzymic activity is interpreted as providing P. aeruginosa with a selective advantage for survival during conditions of carbon or nitrogen starvation.
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