PMID- 2500579
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19890731
LR  - 20121115
IS  - 0026-2633 (Print)
IS  - 0026-2633 (Linking)
VI  - 57
IP  - 230
DP  - 1989
TI  - Sporulation of bacterial species in the presence of metabisulphite.
PG  - 49-63
AB  - The effect of metabisulphite on the sporulating ability of Bacillus subtilis E52 
      and B. cereus W18 was studied. Whereas metabisulphite concentrations of 500 and 
      600 micrograms ml-1 prevented sporulation of B. subtilis and B. cereus, 
      respectively, lower concentrations caused reductions in their percentage 
      sporulations. Glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 
      activities of both sporulating bacteria were not detected at the stated 
      metabisulphite concentrations. A relationship between the percentage sporulation 
      of the bacteria and the activity of the enzymes in the presence of metabisulphite 
      was exhibited. ALP activity may serve as an index of the effectiveness of the 
      antisporulating activity of metabisulphite. Both enzymes are likely to be among 
      the few targets for the antisporulating activity of metabisulphite.
FAU - Oloyede, O B
AU  - Oloyede OB
AD  - Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
FAU - Abalaka, J A
AU  - Abalaka JA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Microbios
JT  - Microbios
JID - 0207257
RN  - 0 (Sulfites)
RN  - 7992SO049K (metabisulfite)
RN  - EC 1.1.1.- (Glucose Dehydrogenases)
RN  - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase)
SB  - IM
MH  - Alkaline Phosphatase/analysis
MH  - Bacillus subtilis/drug effects/enzymology/*physiology
MH  - Glucose Dehydrogenases/analysis
MH  - Spores, Bacterial
MH  - Sulfites/*pharmacology
EDAT- 1989/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1989/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1989/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1989/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1989/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1989/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Microbios. 1989;57(230):49-63.