Sezai TÜRKEL, Elif ARIK, Sinem GÜZELVARDAR

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The Effect of Hyperosmotic Stress and Nitrogen Starvation on Growth and b-Galactosidase Synthesis in Kluyveromyces lactis and Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces lactis and Kluyveromyces marxianus are industrial yeasts widely used in the production of the b-galactosidase enzyme. Biosynthesis of b-galactosidase is controlled by glucose repression. In this study it was demonstrated that the derepression of b-galactosidase biosynthesis in these yeast strains is inhibited by high osmotic stress. It was found that the b-galactosidase activity of K. lactis and K. marxianus remained approximately at the repressed level when these yeast cells were subjected to NaCl-, KCl-, or sucrose-induced high osmotic stress. Derepression of b-galactosidase biosynthesis seems to be more sensitive to high osmotic stress in K. marxianus than in K. lactis. In addition, it was shown that nitrogen starvation resulted in a significant decrease in the level of b-galactosidase biosynthesis in K. lactis, while nitrogen starvation led to a 2-fold increase in b-galactosidase biosynthesis in K. marxianus. Results of this study indicated that high levels of NaCl, but not sucrose, inhibited the growth of K. lactis and K. marxianus.
Anahtar Kelimeler:

Kluyveromyces, b-galactosidase, osmotic stress, nitrogen regulation, glucose repression

The Effect of Hyperosmotic Stress and Nitrogen Starvation on Growth and b-Galactosidase Synthesis in Kluyveromyces lactis and Kluyveromyces marxianus

Kluyveromyces lactis and Kluyveromyces marxianus are industrial yeasts widely used in the production of the b-galactosidase enzyme. Biosynthesis of b-galactosidase is controlled by glucose repression. In this study it was demonstrated that the derepression of b-galactosidase biosynthesis in these yeast strains is inhibited by high osmotic stress. It was found that the b-galactosidase activity of K. lactis and K. marxianus remained approximately at the repressed level when these yeast cells were subjected to NaCl-, KCl-, or sucrose-induced high osmotic stress. Derepression of b-galactosidase biosynthesis seems to be more sensitive to high osmotic stress in K. marxianus than in K. lactis. In addition, it was shown that nitrogen starvation resulted in a significant decrease in the level of b-galactosidase biosynthesis in K. lactis, while nitrogen starvation led to a 2-fold increase in b-galactosidase biosynthesis in K. marxianus. Results of this study indicated that high levels of NaCl, but not sucrose, inhibited the growth of K. lactis and K. marxianus.
Keywords:

Kluyveromyces, b-galactosidase, osmotic stress, nitrogen regulation, glucose repression,

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