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Fermentative Metabolism of Chlamydomonas reinhardii¹

III. Photoassimilation of Acetate

Institute for Photobiology of Cells and Organelles, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254

The anaerobic photodissimilation of acetate by Chlamydomonas reinhardii F-60 adapted to a hydrogen metabolism was studied utilizing manometric and isotopic techniques. The rate of photoanaerobic (N₂) acetate uptake was approximately 20 µmoles per milligram chlorophyll per hour or one-half that of the photoaerobic (air) rate. Under N₂, cells produced 1.7 moles H₂ and 0.8 mole CO₂ per mole of acetate consumed. Gas production and acetate uptake were inhibited by monofluoroacetic acid (MFA), 3-(3',4'-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) and by H₂. Acetate uptake was inhibited about 50% by 5% H₂ (95% N₂). H₂ in the presence of MFA or DCMU stimulated acetate uptake and the result was interpreted to indicate a transition from oxidative to reductive metabolism. Carbon-14 from both [1-¹⁴C]- and [2-¹⁴C]acetate was incorporated under N₂ or H₂ into CO₂, lipids, and carbohydrates. The methyl carbon of acetate accumulated principally (75-80%) in the lipid and carbohydrate fractions, whereas the carboxyl carbon contributed isotope primarily to CO₂ (56%) in N₂. The presence of H₂ caused a decrease in carbon lost from the cell as CO₂ and a greater proportion of the acetate was incorporated into lipid. The results support the occurrence of anaerobic and light-dependent citric acid and glyoxylate cycles which affect the conversion of acetate to CO₂ and H₂ prior to its conversion to cellular material.

¹ Supported by Department of Energy DE-ACO 2-76-ER03231 and National Science Foundation PCM 83-04147.

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