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. 1978 May;134(2):546–554. doi: 10.1128/jb.134.2.546-554.1978

Glutamate-induced uptake of proline by Streptomyces antibioticus.

W S May Jr, J V Formica
PMCID: PMC222285  PMID: 26658

Abstract

Streptomyces antibioticus possesses an energy-dependent, carrier mediated transport system for the uptake of L-glutamate and L-proline. Amino acid transport was found to have a temperature optimum of 35 degrees C and a pH optimum from 7.0 to 8.0 for glutamate and 6.5 to 7.5 for proline uptake. Uptake did not depend upon Mg2+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Na+, or Fe2+ ions. Reversible p-hydroxymercuribenzoate inhibition of uptake indicated the involvement of an active sulfhydryl group. L-Glutamate uptake was mediated by a glutamate-inducible, nonspecific transport system, which was extremely stable and was not subject to substrate inhibition by L-proline. On the other hand, L-proline transport was mediated by at least two systems. The L-glutamate-inducible nonspecific system can account for uptake of proline by the mycelium grown in glutamate. In addition, a proline-specific, constitutive transport system was found to be present in the mycelium grown in organic and inorganic nitrogen sources other than L-glutamate. Shift experiments revealed that proline transport is not as stable as glutamate transport when the glutamate-inducible nonspecific system is utilized.

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