Anaerobic Growth of Halobacteria

Anaerobic Growth of Halobacteria

An energy-transducing pathway in halobacteria is described. Arginine mediates substrate level phosphorylation and allows the cells to grow anaerobically. Bacteriorhodopsin plus light can function as an alternative energy source under these conditions, provided the cells contain the pigment when tran...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1980-07, Vol.77 (7), p.3821-3825
Hauptverfasser: Hartmann, Rainer, Sickinger, Hans-Dieter, Oesterhelt, Dieter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenosine Triphosphate - biosynthesis
Anaerobic conditions
Anaerobiosis
Arginine - metabolism
Bacteriorhodopsins
Bacteriorhodopsins - metabolism
Cell growth
Chemical suspensions
Daughter cells
Energy Metabolism
Euryarchaeota
Flasks
Halobacterium - growth & development
Halobacterium - metabolism
Light
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorylation
Photophosphorylation
Retinaldehyde - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:An energy-transducing pathway in halobacteria is described. Arginine mediates substrate level phosphorylation and allows the cells to grow anaerobically. Bacteriorhodopsin plus light can function as an alternative energy source under these conditions, provided the cells contain the pigment when transferred to the anaerobic environment. Therefore the selection of mutants functionally defective in ATP synthase or bacteriorhodopsin becomes possible.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.77.7.3821