Intracytoplasmic membrane formation inMethylomicrobium albumBG8 is stimulated by copper in the growth medium
| Autor: | Christine A. Brantner, Mary Lynne Perille Collins, Laura L. Newcomb, Lorie A. Buchholz, Charles C. Remsen, Claudia L. McSwain |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Growth medium
biology Stereochemistry Methane monooxygenase Immunology chemistry.chemical_element General Medicine biology.organism_classification Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Copper Methane Catalysis chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Genetics biology.protein Methanol Molecular Biology Carbon Bacteria Nuclear chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 43:672-676 |
| ISSN: | 1480-3275 0008-4166 |
| DOI: | 10.1139/m97-095 |
| Popis: | Methylomicrobium album BG8 uses methane as its sole source of carbon and energy. The oxidation of methane to methanol is catalyzed by the enzyme methane monooxygenase. Methane monooxygenase activity, intracytoplasmic membrane abundance, and cell mass increased with increasing copper concentration in the medium. When copper was added to copper-deficient cultures, cell mass and intracytoplasmic membrane structure increased. These findings are consistent with the presence of copper in the particulate methane monooxygenase. Methane monooxygenase activity and intracytoplasmic membrane abundance were correlated, suggesting that the methane monooxygenase may be involved in intracytoplasmic membrane proliferation.Key words: Methylomicrobium album BG8, copper, intracytoplasmic membrane, methane monooxygenase. |
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