Dills S S, Vary J C
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1978 Jul 3;541(3):301-11. doi: 10.1016/0304-4165(78)90190-3.
In Bacillus megaterium QM B1551, spore germination could be initiated by glucose in the absence of detectable oxygen consumption, ATP synthesis or a pH decrease in the external media, suggesting that none of those reactions were mandatory. In addition, initiation of germination was insensitive to a variety of inhibitors of energy production or protonmotive force uncouplers. Therefore the respiratory chain-associated functions are not prerequisites for initiation of germination but these functions may be necessary to drive energy-dependent transport systems and other biosynthetic reactions during outgrowth.
在巨大芽孢杆菌QM B1551中，在未检测到氧气消耗、ATP合成或外部培养基pH降低的情况下，葡萄糖可引发孢子萌发，这表明这些反应都不是必需的。此外，萌发的起始对多种能量产生抑制剂或质子动力势解偶联剂不敏感。因此，与呼吸链相关的功能不是萌发起始的先决条件，但这些功能可能是芽胞生长过程中驱动能量依赖转运系统和其他生物合成反应所必需的。
