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. 1978 Jun;134(3):982–991. doi: 10.1128/jb.134.3.982-991.1978

Electron transport phosphorylation coupled to fumarate reduction by H2- and Mg2+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase activity in extracts of the rumen anaerobe Vibrio succinogenes.

C A Reddy, H D Peck Jr
PMCID: PMC222347  PMID: 149114

Abstract

Vibrio succinogenes, an anaerobic bacterium, obtains its energy for growth from H2 or formate oxidation coupled to the reduction of fumarate to succinate. Membrane preparations have been obtained from this organism that catalyze the synthesis of ATP during H2 oxidation coupled to fumarate reduction. Esterification of orthophosphate is dependent on electron transfer, as evidenced by the requirement for both H2 and fumarate. Phosphorylation is also dependent on ADP and is destroyed by boiling the membrane preparations. H2 utilized for fumarate reduction and succinate formed are stoichiometric. The phosphorylation is markedly uncoupled by pentachlorophenol and gramicidin, but to a lesser extent by dinitrophenol and methyl viologen. 2-n-Heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide causes severe inhibition of H2 oxidation as well as phosphorylation, but oligomycin or antimycin A has no demonstrable effect. Among several electron acceptors tested, significant phosphorylation is observed only with fumarate. A Mg2+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase activity is present in both the membrane and soluble protein fractions. Highest activity is obtained with ATP as the substrate, and considerably less activity is obtained with other nucleoside triphosphates. The possibility that phosphorylation during "fumarate respiration" may play an important physiological role in the growth of many anaerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria is discussed.

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