Tuveson R W, Larson R A, Kagan J
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 61801.
J Bacteriol. 1988 Oct;170(10):4675-80. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.10.4675-4680.1988.
Genes controlling carotenoid synthesis were cloned from Erwinia herbicola and expressed in an Escherichia coli strain. Carotenoids protect against high fluences of near-UV (NUV; 320 to 400 nm) but not against far-UV (200-300 nm). Protection of E. coli cells was not observed following treatment with either psoralen or 8-methoxypsoralen plus NUV. However, significant protection of cells producing carotenoids was observed with three photosensitizing molecules activated by NUV (alpha-terthienyl, harmine, and phenylheptatriyne) which are thought to have the membrane as an important lethal target. Protection of carotenoid-producing cells against inactivation was not observed with acridine orange plus visible light but was seen with toluidine blue O plus visible light.
从草生欧文氏菌中克隆出控制类胡萝卜素合成的基因,并在大肠杆菌菌株中表达。类胡萝卜素可抵御高强度的近紫外线(NUV;320至400纳米),但不能抵御远紫外线(200 - 300纳米)。用补骨脂素或8 - 甲氧基补骨脂素加近紫外线处理后,未观察到对大肠杆菌细胞的保护作用。然而,在用近紫外线激活的三种光敏分子(α-三联噻吩、哈尔明和苯基庚三炔)处理时,观察到对产生类胡萝卜素的细胞有显著保护作用,这些光敏分子被认为以细胞膜作为重要的致死靶点。用吖啶橙加可见光处理时,未观察到对产生类胡萝卜素的细胞的失活保护作用,但用甲苯胺蓝O加可见光处理时则观察到了这种保护作用。