title: Effect of sodium chloride on the intracellular solute pools of Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: The concentrations of intracellular solutes in Listeria monocytogenes were examined in cells grown at various concentrations of NaCl. At 5% NaCl, cells contained elevated concentrations of potassium and glycine betaine compared with concentrations in cells grown without NaCl. At 7.5% NaCl, cells contained increased concentrations of K+, glycine betaine, glycine, alanine, and proline. Only glycine betaine, choline, or glycine promoted growth on a solidified defined medium containing 4% NaCl; there was no growth at higher concentrations of NaCl in the defined medium.
authors: ARFC Institute of Food Research, Reading, United Kingdom.
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Patchett
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Kelly
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Kroll
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001622:Betaine / Q000378:metabolism; D005998:Glycine / Q000378:metabolism; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001622:Betaine; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011392:Proline; D000409:Alanine; D011188:Potassium; D005998:Glycine