What is New about Glycerol Metabolism in Plants?

2003 ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
Martine Miquel
Keyword(s):  
Glycerol Metabolism

scholarly journals Butanol Tolerance of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: A Transcriptome Study

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Kaloyan Petrov ◽  
Alexander Arsov ◽  
Penka Petrova
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Transcriptional Regulators ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Glycerol Metabolism ◽  
Phosphotransferase System ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Butanol Tolerance ◽  
Polysaccharide Biosynthesis ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Butanol Stress

Biobutanol is a promising alternative fuel with impaired microbial production thanks to its toxicity. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) is among the few bacterial species that can naturally tolerate 3% (v/v) butanol. This study aims to identify the genetic factors involved in the butanol stress response of L. plantarum by comparing the differential gene expression in two strains with very different butanol tolerance: the highly resistant Ym1, and the relatively sensitive 8-1. During butanol stress, a total of 319 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in Ym1, and 516 in 8-1. Fifty genes were upregulated and 54 were downregulated in both strains, revealing the common species-specific effects of butanol stress: upregulation of multidrug efflux transporters (SMR, MSF), toxin-antitoxin system, transcriptional regulators (TetR/AcrR, Crp/Fnr, and DeoR/GlpR), Hsp20, and genes involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis. Strong inhibition of the pyrimidine biosynthesis occurred in both strains. However, the strains differed greatly in DEGs responsible for the membrane transport, tryptophan synthesis, glycerol metabolism, tRNAs, and some important transcriptional regulators (Spx, LacI). Uniquely upregulated in the butanol-resistant strain Ym1 were the genes encoding GntR, GroEL, GroES, and foldase PrsA. The phosphoenolpyruvate flux and the phosphotransferase system (PTS) also appear to be major factors in butanol tolerance.

scholarly journals Phylogenomic Insights into Distribution and Adaptation of Bdellovibrionota in Marine Waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 757
Author(s):  
Qing-Mei Li ◽  
Ying-Li Zhou ◽  
Zhan-Fei Wei ◽  
Yong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Genomics ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Glycerol Metabolism ◽  
Metabolic Reconstruction ◽  
Type Ii Secretion ◽  
Phylogenetic Groups ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Epipelagic Zone ◽  
Chitin Binding Protein

Bdellovibrionota is composed of obligate predators that can consume some Gram-negative bacteria inhabiting various environments. However, whether genomic traits influence their distribution and marine adaptation remains to be answered. In this study, we performed phylogenomics and comparative genomics studies using 132 Bdellovibrionota genomes along with five metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from deep sea zones. Four phylogenetic groups, Oligoflexia, Bdello-group1, Bdello-group2 and Bacteriovoracia, were revealed by constructing a phylogenetic tree, of which 53.84% of Bdello-group2 and 48.94% of Bacteriovoracia were derived from the ocean. Bacteriovoracia was more prevalent in deep sea zones, whereas Bdello-group2 was largely distributed in the epipelagic zone. Metabolic reconstruction indicated that genes involved in chemotaxis, flagellar (mobility), type II secretion system, ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and penicillin-binding protein were necessary for the predatory lifestyle of Bdellovibrionota. Genes involved in glycerol metabolism, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) degradation, cell wall recycling and peptide utilization were ubiquitously present in Bdellovibrionota genomes. Comparative genomics between marine and non-marine Bdellovibrionota demonstrated that betaine as an osmoprotectant is probably widely used by marine Bdellovibrionota, and all the marine genomes have a number of genes for adaptation to marine environments. The genes encoding chitinase and chitin-binding protein were identified for the first time in Oligoflexia, which implied that Oligoflexia may prey on a wider spectrum of microbes. This study expands our knowledge on adaption strategies of Bdellovibrionota inhabiting deep seas and the potential usage of Oligoflexia for biological control.

Glycerol metabolism in rabbits

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1107-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Himms-Hagen
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Rate ◽  
Glycerol Kinase ◽  
Rabbit Liver ◽  
Constant Infusion ◽  
Glycerol Dehydrogenase ◽  
Glycerol Metabolism ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Glycerol Concentration ◽  
Glycerol Utilization ◽  
Fractional Turnover

The endogenous rate of glycerol production in rabbits was measured by several techniques: constant infusion of 1,3-14C-glycerol or 2-3H-glycerol or unlabeled glycerol; single injection of 1,3-14C-glycerol or 2-3H-glycerol or unlabeled glycerol. The rate was 5.5–11.6 μmoles/kg per minute (9 rabbits). The mean fractional turnover rate was 0.0585 ± 0.0052. During infusion of noradrenaline together with 3H-glycerol, the fractional turnover rate was no different from that in the absence of noradrenaline. The maximum utilization rate of glycerol was 28.1 ± 1.40 μmoles/kg per minute. The glycerol space was 58.1% of body weight. The relationship of glycerol concentration to rate of glycerol utilization in the intact rabbit suggests the existence of an enzyme with a KM for glycerol of 0.33 × 10−3 M; the glycerol kinase of rabbit liver was found to have a KM for glycerol of 0.29 × 10−3 M. This enzyme could account for the disappearance of glycerol in the intact animal except that its Vmax is only 4% of that expected. Possible reasons for this are discussed. A glycerol dehydrogenase with a Vmax similar to that of the glycerol kinase also exists in rabbit liver; its KM for glycerol is so high (0.5 M) that it is unlikely to play a significant role in glycerol metabolism in the normal rabbit.

scholarly journals Deficiency of Pkc1 activity affects glycerol metabolism in

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 767-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
K GOMES ◽  
S FREITAS ◽  
T PAIS ◽  
J FIETTO ◽  
A TOTOLA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycerol Metabolism

Glycerol Metabolism and the Determination of Triglycerides –Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Findings in Six Subjects

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Hellerud ◽  
Alberto Burlina ◽  
Carlo Gabelli ◽  
James R. Ellis ◽  
Per-Georg Nyholm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycerol Metabolism

scholarly journals A comparative study on glycerol metabolism to erythritol and citric acid inYarrowia lipolyticayeast cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 966-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludwika Tomaszewska ◽  
Magdalena Rakicka ◽  
Waldemar Rymowicz ◽  
Anita Rywińska
Keyword(s):  
Citric Acid ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Glycerol Metabolism

scholarly journals Computational analysis of 1,3-propanediol operon transcriptional regulators: Insights into Clostridium sp. glycerol metabolism regulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Barragan ◽  
Andrés Julián Gutiérrez-Escobar ◽  
Dolly Montoya Castaño
Keyword(s):  
Transcriptional Activity ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Glycerol Metabolism ◽  
Two Component System ◽  
Native Strain ◽  
Conserved Residues ◽  
Metabolism Regulation ◽  
Regulator Genes ◽  
Signal Transduction Systems

We designed a strategy for the sequencing and bioinformatical characterization of the 1,3-propanediol operon regulator genes from the Colombian Clostridium sp. strain IBUN13A, which is taxonomically related to Clostridium butyricum;. Three genes are proposed to be involved in the operon’s transcriptional activity, the S and A genes through a two-component system and the third gene named Y, which encodes a putative transcriptional regulator similar to the domains of the S/A system. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the predicted proteins had a modular structure consisting of domains homologous to different signal transduction systems, but had significant differences concerning their conserved residues, pointing to the possibility that they constitute ancestral domains. In accordance with the prediction of functions, we propose a mechanism of regulation of the proteins studied of the 1,3-propanediol operon of the native strain, as a response to the presence of glycerol in the medium, which provides valuable information on the overall regulation of the glycerol metabolism in Clostridium</em> sp.</p>

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