Porphyrin and corrinoid mutants of Bacillus subtilis.
AUTOR(ES)
Miczák, A
RESUMO
Porphyrin auxotrophs of Bacillus subtilis can be divided into two groups. Strains belonging to the first group (hemA, hemB, or hemC) are not able to synthesize or metabolize porphobilinogen. These strains require cysteine, cystine, and methionine, respectively. Traces of aminolevulinic acid, in a hemin-containing medium, can replace the cysteine requirement in a mutant lacking aminolevulinic acid synthetase. In bacteria belonging to the second group (hemE, hemF, or hemG), porphyrin biosynthesis is blocked at later steps, and the amino acids mentioned above are not required. It is of interest that both the activity of ribonucleotide reductase and the amount of vitamin B12 were significantly lower in the first group. The addition of vitamin B12 to the medium did not promote the growth of strains examined. We assume that porphobilinogen deaminase is essential for the synthesis of corrinoids.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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