Escherichia coli polyamines

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Nastri, H.G. Algranati, I.D. Effect of polyamines on plasmid-mediated kanamycin resistance and kanamycin phosphotransferase gene expression in Escherichia coli. Cell. Mol. Biol, 42, 711-717 (1996)... 

Several polyamines are widely distributed in plants. In plants and in Escherichia coli, spermine (15) and spermidine (16) are synthesized by aminopropyltransferases that use de-... 

A brief survey of the inhibitory nature was done with the products derived from thiourea and oxamide. The products were not inhibitory to any of the tested bacteria (Escherichia coli, Alcaligenes faecalis. Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Neisseria mucosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae. Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Actinobacter calcoaceti-cus and Branhamella catarohilis). This is in direct contrast with the analogous platinum II polyhydrazines and polyamines where there is found widespread antibacterial activity for similar tests. 

Jung, I.L., Oh, T.J., and Kim, LG, (2003) Abnormal growth of polyamine-deficient Escherichia coli mutant is partially caused by oxidative stress-induced damage. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 418 (2), 125-132. 

Low, K.B., and Canellakis, E.S. (1987) Biosynthesis of polyamines in ornithine decarboxylase, arginine decarboxylase, and agmatine ureohydrolase deletion mutants of Escherichia coli strain K-12. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA., 84 (13), 4423 -4427. 

Chattopadhyay MK, Tabor CW, Tabor H (2009) Polyamines are not required for aerobic growth of Escherichia coli preparation of a strain with deletions in aU of the genes for polyamine biosynthesis. J Bacteriol 191 5549-5552... 

The major polyamines in Escherichia coli cells are putrescine, spermidine, and cadaverine this bacterium does not synthesize spermine. In eukaryotes, the lysine residue of the precursor of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 A (elF5A) is hypusinated by the sequmtial reactions of two enzymes using spermidine. 

Bolhnger JM Jr, Kwon DS, Huisman GW, Kolter R, Walsh CT (1995) Glutathionylspermidine metabolism in Escherichia coli. Purification, cloning, overproduction, and characterization of a bifunctional glutathionylspermidine synthetase/amidase. J Biol Chem 270 14031-14041 Bowman WH, Tabor CW, Tabor H (1973) Spermidine biosynthesis. Purification and properties of propylamine transferase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 248 2480-2486 Chattopadhyay MK, Tabor CW, Tabor H (2009) Polyamines are not required for aerobic growth of Escherichia coli preparation of a strain with deletions in all of the genes for polyamine biosynthesis. JBacteriol 191 5549-5552... 

Table 11.1 Polyamine distribution in Escherichia coli and rat liver...

Miyamoto S, Kashiwagi K, Ito K et al (1993) Estimation of polyamine distribution and polyamine stimulation of protein synthesis in Escherichia coli. Arch Biochem Biophys 300 63-68... 

Kashiwagi K, Igarashi K (2011) Identification and assays of polyamine transport systems in Escherichia coli and Saccharvmyces cerevisiae. Methods Mol Biol 720 295-308. doi 10.1007/978-l-61779-034-8 18... 

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