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ACTION OF VISIBLE LIGHT ON ENZYMES IN CELL ENVELOPES OF MICROCOCCUS ROSEUS

1975; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1751-1097.1975.tb06677.x

1751-1097

J M Ascenzi, J. J. Cooney,

Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Abstract— Envelopes were isolated from the carotenogenic bacterium Micrococcus roseus , which is subject to photodynamic killing in the presence of a photosensitizing dye but not in the absence of such a dye. Envelope preparations contained 88 per cent of the total cellular carotenoids, 20% of the NADH oxidase, 100 per cent of the ATPase and 30% of the succinic dehydrogenase activity. NADH oxidase activity in envelopes was stimulated 2–5‐fold by light in the presence of dye; this was followed by inactivation. In the presence of dye, ATPase was inactivated by light and 25 per cent of the succinic dehydrogenase activity was lost. In the absence of dye, responses were extended over a longer period of time, but similar patterns were observed for the three enzymes, indicating that envelopes contain an endogenous photosensitizer(s). Carotenoid‐deficient cells were obtained after growth in medium containing diphenylamine. But all three enzymes showed evidence of instability in envelope preparations, indicating that diphenylamine affects membrane structure in addition to inhibiting synthesis of colored carotenoids.