Na+/glutamine (Asparagine) cotransport by Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Corynebacterium amycolatum

R. I. Sarker, P. C. Maloney

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Abstract

Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Corynebacterium amycolatum each have a Na+/glutamine cotransporter that displays an ordered reaction sequence at the extracellular surface, with sodium binding (Km of 6.5 mM) before glutamine (Km of 50 μM). Asparagine is low-affinity substrate (Km ≈ 1 mM) for each system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1110-1112
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of bacteriology
Volume183
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology

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