Studies on iron metabolism in Neurospora crassa

Padmanaban, G and Sarma, PS (1965) Studies on iron metabolism in Neurospora crassa. In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 111 (1). pp. 147-152.

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Abstract

Neurospora crassa Em 5297a secretes an ironbinding compound (X) when grown under conditions of iron deficiency. Decreasing the concentration of iron in the medium results in an increase of X and a corresponding fall in catalase activity. Under iron-deficient conditions the production of X precedes the fall in catalase activity. The iron complex of the iron-binding compound (XFe) can act as a good iron source to the organism to maintain normal growth and catalase activity, even though the iron is held very firmly in the chemical sense. While ferrichrome is as potent as XFe, as an iron source to N. crassa, ferrichrome A and ferric acethydroxamate are only partially beneficial. XFe, when provided as the sole iron source, also influences nonheme iron enzyme activities like succinic dehydrogenase and aconitase. XFe is permeable to N. crassa mycelia and is incorporated at a much faster rate compared with that from a simple chelate such as ferric citrate.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	19 May 2010 08:42
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:07
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27931

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