Coagulase in starved Staphylococcus aureus.
The resting cells of S. aureus strain Smith (diffuse) lost marked amount of free amino acids and proteins during their starvation. The starved cells contained less coagulase and that enzyme was released into the medium during starvation. After transfer into nutrient medium, those cells produced less coagulase than the non-starved ones. The restoration of amino acid pool resulted in coagulase production on initial level.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002364:Caseins / Q000378:metabolism; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002364:Caseins; D003030:Coagulase; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose