Abstract
Mechanically isolated Asparagus sprengeri Regel mesophyll cells were suspended in 1 millimolar CaSO4. Immediate alkalinization of the medium occured on the addition of 1 millimolar concentrations of l-glutamate (Glu) and its analog l-methionine-d,l-sulfoximine (l-MSO). d-Glu and the l isomers of the protein amino acids did not elicit alkalinization. l-Glu dependent alkalinization was transient and acidification resumed after approximately 30 to 45 minutes. At pH 6.0, 5 millimolar l-Glu stimulated initial rates of alkalinization that varied between 1.3 to 4.1 nmol H+/106 cells·minute. l-Glu dependent alkalinization was saturable, increased with decreasing pH, was inhibited by carbonyl cyanide-p-trichloromethoxyphenyl hydrazone (CCCP), and was not stimulated by light. Uptake of l-[U-14C]glutamate increased as the pH decreased from 6.5 to 5.5, and was inhibited by l-MSO. l-Glu had no influence on K+ efflux. Although evidence for multiple amino acid/proton cotransport systems has been found in other tissues, the present report indicates that a highly specific l-Glu/proton uptake process is present in Asparagus mesophyll cells.
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