Transport of methylamine by Pseudomonas sp. MA.

AUTOR(ES)

Bellion, E

RESUMO

Pseudomonas sp. MA grows on methylamines as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy. The transport of methylamine into the organism was investigated. It was found that this organism possesses an inducible transport system for methylamine having the following physical parameters: pH optimum, 7.2; temperature optimum, 30 to 35 degrees C; Km, 1 to 30 mM; Vmax, 90 to 120 nmol/min per mg (dry weight) of cells. Methylamine uptake was curtailed by azide, cyanide, and carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone; osmotic shock treatment reduced the uptake by 50%. The uptake was not effectively inhibited by ammonium ion, amino acids, or amides, but was competitively inhibited by short-chain alkylamines. Cells grown on succinate-ammonium chloride did not possess the transport system, but it could be induced in such cells by methylamine in 20 h. Cells grown with methylamine as a sole nitrogen, but not carbon, source transported methylamine at a reduced rate.

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