Giordano G, Grillet L, Rosset R, Dou J H, Azoulay E, Haddock B A
Biochem J. 1978 Nov 15;176(2):553-61. doi: 10.1042/bj1760553.
Escherichia coli can normally grow aerobically in the presence of chlorate; however, mutants can be isolated that can no longer grow under these conditions. We present here the biochemical characterization of one such mutant and show that the primary genetic lesion occurs in the ubiquinone-8-biosynthetic pathway. As a consequence of this, under aerobic growth conditions the mutant is apparently unable to synthesize formate dehydrogenase, but can synthesize a Benzyl Viologen-dependent nitrate reductase activity. The nature of this activity is discussed.
大肠杆菌通常能够在氯酸盐存在的情况下进行有氧生长;然而,可以分离出在这些条件下不再能够生长的突变体。我们在此展示了一个此类突变体的生化特征,并表明主要的遗传损伤发生在泛醌-8生物合成途径中。因此,在有氧生长条件下,该突变体显然无法合成甲酸脱氢酶,但能够合成一种依赖苄基紫精的硝酸还原酶活性。讨论了这种活性的性质。