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. 2006 Jun;72(6):3993–4000. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00684-06

TABLE 2.

Inhibition of cysteine uptake by cystinea

Concn (μM) [35S]cysteine uptake (%)b
Cystine Cysteine
0 10 100
1 10 60
10 10 21
50 10 16
100 10 14
a

Inhibition studies were performed with the CYS-1 mutant of L. pneumophila as detailed in the text. Radiolabel and l-cysteine were held constant, and the concentration of cystine was varied.

b

The percentages represent the means for three replicates.