Effects of Hyperoxia on Oxidized and Reduced NAD and NADP Concentrations in Escherichia coli.
Abstract
The concentrations of the pyridine nucleotide coenzymes were measured after exposure of Escherichia coli to various partial pressures of oxygen to determine if changes in the intracellular pool were associated with the toxic effects of hyperoxia. In minimal medium with acetate as the sole carbon source at 37 deg. in air, the concentrations of the coenzymes in thousands of molecules/bacterium were: NAD, 469 plus or minus 17; NADH, 158 plus or minus 11; NADP, 55 plus or minus 5; and NADPH, 50 plus or minus 8. Oxygen at 1 atmosphere increased the generation time by 33% compared to air and NAD was decreased by 30%; the other coenzymes were unchanged. Oxygen at 6 atmospheres was immediately bacteristatic and 2 hours of exposure produced a 62% decrease in NAD; again the other coenzymes were unchanged. The reduction in NAD concentration could be rate-limiting for growth and respiration; however, NADPH was present in normal concentration in oxygen-inhibited bacteria and should not be limiting for reductive steps in synthesis. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0721393
Entities
People
- Olen R. Brown
- Robert L. Brunker
Organizations
- University of Missouri