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  • Title: [Adenine uptake in Neurospora crassa mycelium].
    Author: Mel'gunov VI, Gromov VL.
    Journal: Biokhimiia; 1977 Jan; 42(1):34-42. PubMed ID: 15650.
    Abstract:
    The uptake of 8-C14-adenine in N. crassa strain Lindegren (+) was studied. The ability of N. crassa cells to uptake adenine from the medium reaches maximum at the very beginning of the logarithmic stage of growth. Adenine enters the mycelium against the concentration gradient. The uptake of adenine is maximal at 25-30 degrees C, pH 4,6-4,8, and adenine concentration in the medium about 2-15X10(-6) M. The entry of adenine into the cells follows normal Michaelis-Menten kinetics, the apparent Km=0.83+/-0.02 micron. The uptake is inhibited at higher concentrations (10(-3)-10(-4) M) of adenine. 2,6-Diaminopurine, hypoxanthine, guanine, 8-azaadenine and 8-azaguanine inhibit the transport of adenine into the cell. Xanthine and cytosine do not affect the uptake of adenine. Adenine taken up into the cell is rapidly metabolized to AMP, ADP and ATP.
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