Abstract
The free amino acid compositions in archaeobacteria, eubacteria, protozoa, blue-green alga, green alga, slime mold, plants and mammalian cells were analyzed, to investigate whether changes in their free amino acid compositions reflect biological evolution. Cell homogenates were treated with 80-90% ethanol to separate cellular proteins and free amino acids contained in the cells. Different patterns of the free amino acid compositions were observed in the various organisms. Characteristic differences were observed between plant and mammalian cells, and between archaeobacteria and eubacteria. The patterns of the free amino acid composition in blue-green alga, green alga, protozoa and slime mold differed from each other and from those of eubacteria and archaeobacteria. Rat hepatoma cells (R-Y121B) were cultured in Eagle's minimum essential medium (MEM) containing 5% serum or in a modified MEM lacking arginine, tyrosine and glutamine. No significant difference in the free amino acid composition was observed between the two cell groups cultured under two different conditions. It is suggested that the free amino acid composition reflects apparent biological changes as the result of evolution.
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