Abstract
Urea transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae occurs by two pathways. The first mode of uptake is via an active transport system which: (i) has an apparent Km value of 14 muM, (ii) is absolutely dependent upon energy metabolism, (iii) requires pre-growth of the cultures in the presence of oxaluric acid, gratuitous inducer of the allantoin degradative enzymes, and (iv) is sensitive to nitrogen repression. The second mode of uptake which occurs at external urea concentrations in excess of 0.5 mM is via either passive or facilitated diffusion.
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