Uptake of methionine sulfoximine by some N2 fixing bacteria, and its effect on ammonium transport.

Authors :: Kleiner D
Alef K
Hartmann A
Source :: FEBS letters [FEBS Lett] 1983 Nov 28; Vol. 164 (1), pp. 121-3.
Publication Year :: 1983
Abstract: The N2 fixing bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, Azospirillum brasilense, Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides and Rhodospirillum rubrum, but not Azotobacter vinelandii accumulate the glutamine analogue methionine sulfoximine in the cell. In the accumulating cells methionine sulfoximine inhibits ammonium transport. Accumulation and inhibition are prevented by glutamine.

Subjects :: Biological Transport
Carbon Radioisotopes
Kinetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae metabolism
Rhodobacter sphaeroides metabolism
Rhodospirillum rubrum metabolism
Species Specificity
Ammonia metabolism
Bacteria metabolism
Methionine Sulfoximine metabolism
Nitrogen Fixation

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