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Purified minicells ofEscherichia coli K-12 containing the plasmid Col-trp + or Col-trpA2 could be derepressed for the synthesis of anthranilate synthase, the first enzyme encoded in thetrp operon. Non-plasmid-containing, deoxyribonucleic acid-deficient minicells could not be derepressed. Derepressed enzyme synthesis was initiated byl -tryptophan starvation. The kinetics of derepression were studied with minicells containing the Col-trpA2 plasmid. The derepression curves were biphasic with a rapid initial rate of enzyme synthesis followed by a slower rate of synthesis. The presence ofl -tryptophan (20 to 50 μg/ml) or chloramphenicol (200 μg/ml) abolished enzyme synthesis. The presence of rifamycin SV (280 μg/ml) partially inhibited enzyme synthesis after at least 3.5 min of exposure. The ratio of minicell-to-cell synthetic capacity was 1:2.4 when compared on the basis of derepressed enzyme activity per unit cell volume. This work demonstrates that plasmid-containing minicells are capable of considerable functional protein and messenger ribonucleic acid synthesis and that the regulation of at least thetrp operon is similar in minicells to that observed in cells.

Derepression of Anthranilate Synthase in Purified Minicells of Escherichia coli Containing the Col- trp Plasmid