The Effects of Metal Compounds on the Phospholipid Metabolism in Bacillus subtilis;

The synthesis of phospholipid and the composition of fatty acid in B. subtills treated with copper chloride (10 ppm), manganese chloride (100 ppm), and nickel chloride (50 ppm) during the culture were analyzed to compare with the control. The levels of growth, total lipid, phosphatidylethanolamine(PE), phosphatidylcholine(PC), phosphatidylglycerol(PG), and cardiolipin(CL) in B. subtilis treated with copper chloride were decreased predominantly. But, the biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol(PI) was not affected by the metal compounds. The major fatty acids utilized for the formation of phospholipid were palmitic acid(average 19.00%) and stearic acid(average 9.88%) in the control. In the copper chloride treatment, however, palmitic acid (average 17.35%) and oleic acid(average 15.99%) made use of the major fatty acid during the biosynthesis of phospholipids. It was showed that oleic acid(average 17.87%) and stearic acid (average 13.78%) in thee manganese chloride treatment, and palmitic acid(average 15.00%) and myristic acid(average 14.24%) in the nickel chloride treatment were utilized.

Copper chloride 10 ppm, manganese chloride 100 ppm, nickel chloride 50 ppm을 각각 처리한 Bacillus subtilis를 배양하는 동안에 이들 세포에서 일어나는 인지질 생합성 및 지방산 조성의 변화를 대조구와 비교하여 분석하였다. 세포의 생장과 phosphatidylethanloamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, cardilolpin은 대조구에 비해 금속 화합물 처리구에서 저해되었는데 copper chloride가 가장 큰 억제 효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 phosphatidylinositol은 금속화합물의 영향을 받지 않았다. 인지질 생합성에 이용된 주요 지방산은 대조구에서는 palmitic acid(평균 19.00%)와 stearic acid(평균 9.58%)로 나타났다. 그러나 copper chloride 처리구는 palmitic acid(평균 17.38%)와 oleic acid(평균 15.99%)가 인지질 생합성에 이용된 주요 지방산이었고, manganese chloride 처리구는 palmitic acid(평균 15.00%)와 myristic acid(평균 14.24%), nickel chloride 처리구는 oleic acid(평균 17.87%)와 stearic acid(평균 13.78%)가 인지질 형성에 이용되었다.