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. 2004 Mar;186(6):1667–1677. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.6.1667-1677.2004

TABLE 3.

Stimulation of in vitro phospholipid N-methyltransferase activity by added PEa

Strain Incorporation of methyl groups (pmol/mg of protein/min)
Without PE With PE Stimulation (x-fold)
Wild type 0.71 23.91 33.7
KDR309 0.13 0.78 6.0
KDR310 0.23 6.24 27.1
a

The assay for phospholipid N-methyltransferase was done with cell-free extracts of S. meliloti wild-type 1021, Pmt-deficient mutant KDR309, and PE-deficient mutant KDR310 after growth in complex medium.