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Localization of cell-bound penicillinase in Bacillus licheniformis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4302175     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When protoplasts are prepared from Bacillus licheniformis (strain 749/C, constitutive for penicillinase), approximately 60% of the cell-bound penicillinase is released. The remainder is retained by the protoplast and cannot be removed by washing. This release is specific, in that less than 7% of the cellular reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase and alpha-glucosidase is liberated by the treatment. The freed penicillinase is excluded from G-200 Sephadex, and it is partially sedimented with a force of 65,000 x g for 20 hr. It is probably attached to characteristic tubular and vesicular structures with single-layered membranes that are comparable to structures previously described in intact penicillinase-forming cells. The specific activity of the organelle is more than six times that of twice washed peripheral membrane; furthermore, about 8% of the protein of the structure is penicillinase. At substrate concentrations (benzylpenicillin) of about one-fifth the K(m) value, whole cells show a slight permeability restriction, although this does not occur in isolated particles and protoplasts.
Authors:
M G Sargent; B K Ghosh; J O Lampen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of bacteriology     Volume:  96     ISSN:  0021-9193     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Bacteriol.     Publication Date:  1968 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1969-02-01     Completed Date:  1969-02-01     Revised Date:  2010-09-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985120R     Medline TA:  J Bacteriol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1329-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacillus / cytology*,  enzymology*
Cytoplasm / analysis
Glucosidases / metabolism
NAD / metabolism
Penicillinase* / analysis,  isolation & purification
Protoplasts / cytology,  enzymology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
53-84-9/NAD; EC 3.2.1.-/Glucosidases; EC 3.5.2.-/Penicillinase
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