Open AccessActive α‐glucoside transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Author(s) -
Stambuk Boris U,
Silva Marcia A,
Panek Anita D,
Araujo Pedro S
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13361.x
Subject(s) - trehalose , maltotriose , maltose , lactose permease , permease , symporter , biochemistry , sucrose , glucoside , chemistry , biology , transporter , gene , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The AGT1 permease is a α‐glucoside‐H + symporter responsible for the active transport of maltose, trehalose, maltotriose, α‐methylglucoside, melezitose and sucrose. In wild‐type as well as in MAL constitutive strains, α‐methylglucoside seemed to be the best inducer of transport activity, while trehalose had no inducing effect. Based on the initial rates of transport it seems that the sugar preferentially transported by this permease is trehalose, followed by sucrose.