PMID:1397280
| Citation |
Miyamoto, K, Nishimura, K, Masuda, T, Tsuji, H and Inokuchi, H (1992) Accumulation of protoporphyrin IX in light-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli. FEBS Lett. 310:246-8 |
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| Abstract |
The accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (Proto IX) in light-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli was detected by spectrofluorimetry. Fluorescence emission and excitation spectra were recorded from extracts of bacterial cells. Proto IX clearly accumulated in cells with mutations in the visA (hemH) gene but not in the wild-type strain CA274 or in visA mutants that had been rendered light-resistant by introduction of the wild-type visA+ gene. Accumulation of Proto IX was also not observed in cells with a mutation in the visB gene. These results confirm the hypothesis that the sensitivity of the visA mutants to light is caused by the abnormal accumulation of Proto IX, a substrate of ferrochelatase, as the result of a genetic defect in the gene for ferrochelatase. |
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| Keywords |
Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli/radiation effects; Genetic Complementation Test; Mutation; Photic Stimulation; Protoporphyrins/biosynthesis; Spectrometry, Fluorescence |
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