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Abstract
Thiamin uptake has been investigated in Euglena gracilis Z. This protozoon possessed an active transport system for thiamin with a K m value of 17 nM and a V max value of 7.8 pmol per 10 6 cells per min. Thiamin uptake was dependent on pH and temperature, but not on exogenous glucose as an energy source. Oxythiamin and pyrithiamin were competitive inhibitors with K i values of 33 nM and 15 nM, respectively. Thiamin monophosphate, thiamin pyrophosphate, thiamin triphosphate, heteropyrithiamin, quinolinothiamin, thiamin chloride and amprolium inhibited uptake. Inhibition of thiamin uptake by various metabolic inhibitors and anaerobiosis suggest that thiamin uptake requires an energy source generated by respiration and glycolysis.
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