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Urea uptake and urease activity in Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Archives of microbiology - 1 May 1998
Siewe R M, Weil B, Burkovski A, Eggeling L, Krämer R, Jahns T
Abstract excerpt
When Corynebacterium glutamicum is grown with a sufficient nitrogen supply, urea crosses the cytoplasmic membrane by passive diffusion. A permeability coefficient for urea diffusion of 9 x 10(-7) cm s-1 was determined. Under conditions of nitrogen starvation, an energy-dependent urea uptake system was synthesized. Carrier-mediated urea transport was catalyzed by a secondary transport system linked with proton...
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