Author:
Espie George S.,Miller Anthony G.,Kandasamy Ramani A.,Canvin David T.
Abstract
Cyanobacteria possess systems for the active transport of both CO2 and HCO3−. While the active CO2 transport system seems to be present in cells grown on all levels of CO2 or dissolved inorganic carbon, the bicarbonate transport systems are only present in cells grown on low levels of CO2 or dissolved inorganic carbon (air levels or lower). Active bicarbonate transport can be shown to occur when the rate of photosynthesis exceeds that which could be sustained by the production of CO2 from the dehydration of bicarbonate or when CO2 transport is inhibited with carbon oxysulfide or hydrogen sulfide. Two systems for active bicarbonate transport have been identified: one is dependent on the presence of millimolar concentrations of sodium, and the other is independent of the sodium requirement. Cells grown with air bubbling normally possess the first whereas cells grown in standing culture normally possess the second. The sodium-dependent bicarbonate transport can be inhibited by omitting sodium from the reaction medium or competitively with lithium when sodium is present. Monensin and amiloride also inhibit sodium-dependent bicarbonate transport. It does not appear to be inhibited by ethoxyzolamide. The inhibition of sodium-independent bicarbonate transport is not yet established. Bicarbonate transport appears to have no effect on CO2 transport and CO2 transport appears to have no effect on bicarbonate transport. Hence, the transport systems seems to be independent. Although a number of mechanisms have been proposed for bicarbonate transport, the experimental data are not sufficient to clearly distinguish between them. Key words: cyanobacteria, active CO2 transport, active HCO3− transport, photosynthesis, sodium.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
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