Influence of different forms of nitrogen on uptake of ammonium, glutamate and glutamine in the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum.

ABSTRACT

Effect of various types of nitrogen nutrition was studied on the uptake of ammonium, glutamate and glutamine by Nostoc muscorum and its Het-Nif- mutant. Ammonium nitrogen acted as a potent inhibitor/repressor of ammonium, glutamate and glutamine transport. Nitrate nitrogen was found to be a strong inhibitor/repressor of ammonium transport, a partial inhibitor/repressor of glutamate transport but, caused a partial stimulation of glutamine transport.