Substitution of Co alpha-(5-hydroxybenzimidazolyl)cobamide (factor III) by vitamin B12 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.
AUTOR(ES)
Stupperich, E
RESUMO
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum grown on mineral medium contains 120 nmol of Co alpha-(5-hydroxybenzimidazolyl)cobamides (derivatives of factor III) per g of dry cell mass as the sole cobamide. The bacterium assimilated several corrinoids and benzimidazole bases during autotrophic growth. The corrinoids were converted into factor III; however, after three transfers in 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole (200 microM)-supplemented mineral medium, derivatives of factor III were completely replaced by derivatives of vitamin B12, which is atypical for methanogens. The total cobamide content of these cells and their growth rate were not affected compared with factor III-containing cells. Therefore, the high cobamide content rather than a particular type of cobamide is required for metabolism of methanogens. Derivatives of factor III are not essential cofactors of cobamide-containing enzymes from methanogenic bacteria, but they are the result of a unique biosynthetic ability of these archaebacteria. The cobamide biosynthesis include unspecific enzymes, which made it possible either to convert non-species-derived corrinoids into derivatives of factor III or to synthesize other types of cobamides than factor III. The cobamide biosynthesis is regulated by its end product. In addition, the uptake of extracellular cobamides is controlled, and the assimilated corrinoids regulate cellular cobamide biosynthesis.
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