AMMONIUM ASSIMILATION IN NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES

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作者
PALANIAPPAN, C [1 ]
GUNASEKARAN, M [1 ]
机构
[1] FISK UNIV,DEPT BIOL,NASHVILLE,TN 37208
关键词
ACTINOMYCETE; AMMONIA; ENZYME; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; NITROGEN METABOLISM/NOCARDIA; OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN;
D O I
10.1007/BF01103104
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Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Specific enzymes of ammonium assimilation were measured in cell-free extracts of Nocardia asteroides grown in a synthetic medium with glutamate as the nitrogen source. Cell-free extracts had active glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) and alanine dehydrogenase (ADH) but glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) could not be detected in the enzyme preparation. This shows that GS/GOGAT is the major pathway of ammonium assimilation in N. asteroides.
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