title: Morphology-associated expression nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase in Mucorracemosus.
abstract: The in vivo regulation of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) was studied in Mucor racemosus as a function of nutritional conditions and morphological state. Both nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP)-dependent GDH activities were found. The effect of carbon and nitrogen source on the specific activity of the NAD-dependent GDH suggests that its role is primarily catabolic. The NAD-dependent activity was generally an order of magnitude greater in mycelial cells than in yeast-phase cells grown on the same medium. During yeast-to-hyphal morphogenesis the increase in NAD-dependent activity preceded the appearance of hyphal cells both under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Exogenous dibutyryl-cyclic AMP prevented the increase in NAD-dependent GDH concomitantly with the suppression of morphological differentiation. The NADP-dependent activity did not change appreciably during morphogenesis.
mesh_terms: D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D009089:Mucor / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D003994:Bucladesine; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase; D005947:Glucose