Energetic and metabolic transient response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to benzoic acid.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is known to be able to adapt to the presence of the commonly used food preservative benzoic acid with a large energy expenditure. Some mechanisms for the adaptation process have been suggested, but its quantitative energetic and metabolic aspects have rarely been discussed. This study discusses use of the stimulus response approach to quantitatively study the energetic and metabolic aspects of the transient adaptation of S. cerevisiae to a shift in benzoic acid concentration, from 0 to 0.8 mM. The information obtained also serves as the basis for further utilization of benzoic acid as a tool for targeted perturbation of the energy system, which is important in studying the kinetics and regulation of central carbon metabolism in S. cerevisiae. Using this experimental set-up, we found significant fast-transient (< 3000 s) increases in O(2) consumption and CO(2) production rates, of approximately 50%, which reflect a high energy requirement for the adaptation process. We also found that with a longer exposure time to benzoic acid, S. cerevisiae decreases the cell membrane permeability for this weak acid by a factor of 10 and decreases the cell size to approximately 80% of the initial value. The intracellular metabolite profile in the new steady-state indicates increases in the glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid cycle fluxes, which are in agreement with the observed increases in specific glucose and O(2) uptake rates.
Kresnowati
M T A P
MT
Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
van Winden
W A
WA
van Gulik
W M
WM
Heijnen
J J
JJ
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D019817:Benzoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002952:Citric Acid Cycle; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006019:Glycolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008660:Metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
D005520:Food Preservatives; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D005947:Glucose