LEISHMANIA-MEXICANA - ENERGY-METABOLISM OF AMASTIGOTES AND PROMASTIGOTES
LEISHMANIA-MEXICANA - ENERGY-METABOLISM OF AMASTIGOTES AND PROMASTIGOTES
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4894(82)90049-2
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
COOMBS, GH
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文献类型:
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作者:
HART, DT;COOMBS, GH
The utilization of substrates by L. mexicana amastigotes and promastigotes differed significantly. The rates of uptake and catabolism of nonesterified fatty acids were up to 10-fold higher with amastigotes. Almost all the available exogenous fatty acids were consumed during amastigote transformation and by stationary phase of promastigote growth. Fatty acids probably are important energy substrates for amastigotes; promastigote utilization may reflect the requirement for these substrates in anabolism. Glucose was utilized by amastigotes and promastigotes, but the rate of catabolism was up to 10-fold higher in promastigotes. Uptake of glucose occurred throughout amastigote transformation and growth in vitro of promastigotes. High-subpassage promastigotes exhibited markedly lower glucose, but higher amino acid utilization than low-subpassage promastigotes. Asparagine, glutamine, glutamate, leucine, lysine, methionine and threonine were consumed in large quantities by amastigotes and promastigotes; alanine and glycine were excreted. Proline was catabolized to CO2 by amastigotes and promastigotes but only at a low rate, and it was excreted in large amounts throughout promastigote growth. The major end products of energy metabolism were CO2 and succinate with both forms of the parasite and there was a secretion of up to 12 and 16% of the total protein synthesized by transforming amastigotes and growing promastigotes, respectively. Catabolism in amastigotes and promastigotes was sensitive to cyanide and amytal; 2-mercaptoacetate and 4-pentenoate primarily affected .beta.-oxidation in the amastigote.