title: 15N-NMR study of ammonium assimilation in Agaricus bisporus.
abstract: Ammonium assimilation was studied by feeding [15N]ammonium to actively growing mycelium of Agaricus bisporus. Products of ammonium assimilation were analysed using 15N-NMR. Participation of glutamine synthetase, glutamate synthase and NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase was determined by inhibiting glutamine synthetase with phosphinothricin and glutamate synthase with azaserine. Our results clearly indicate that, under the conditions used, ammonium assimilation is mainly catalysed by the enzymes of the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthase pathway. No indications were found for participation of NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase. Furthermore, 15N-labelling shows that transamination of glutamate with pyruvate to yield alanine is a major route in nitrogen metabolism. Another major route is the formation of N-acetylglucosamine. Compared to the formation of N-acetylglucosamine there was only a limited formation of arginine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Baars
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Op den Camp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van der Drift
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Joordens
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wijmenga
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: van Griensven
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Vogels
mesh_terms: D000364:Agaricus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000613:Aminobutyrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D001377:Azaserine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000613:Aminobutyrates; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C003121:phosphinothricin; D001377:Azaserine; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase