Mechanism of Adenosine Production by Xanthine-Requiring Mutants Derived from a Bacillus Strain : Accumulation of Nucleic-Acid-Related Substances by Microorganisms (VI)

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The xanthine-requiring mutants defective in adenine deaminase (adenase) derived from a Bacillus strain accumulate much adenosine. The mechanism of adenosine production was investigated. Limitation of the guanine-related substances in the fermentation medium facilitated the adenosine accumulation, but the excess of those suppressed it.Metabolic regulation of the purine nucleotide biosynthesis was supposed to be released from both feedback inhibition and repression by limiting the concentration of guanine-related substances in the cells caused by xanthine-requirement. Deficiency in the deaminase activities of adenine, adenosine and AMP and the weak adenosine phosphorylase activity contributed to adenosine accumulation. No apparent changes were observed in the adenylosuccinate synthetase activity and the dephosphorylation activity of AMP compared with the wild strain.
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1987-04-25