Abstract
The phototrophic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris assimilated ammonium via glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase. Diazotrophic and ammonium-grown cells had high levels of both enzymes, whereas enzymes of alternative assimilatory pathways were absent or had only low activities. Glutamine synthetase was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity within three steps by dye-ligand and ion exchange chromatography. Electron microscopy revealed a dodecameric molecular entity which was in accordance with parameters derived from electrophoretic techniques. The molecular weight of the enzyme monomer was 558000; that of the dodecamer 670000. The amino acid composition of R. palustris glutamine synthetase was determined and compared by a statistical method with other known enzyme compositions from prokaryotic and eukaryotic origins.
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