Transport of organic substances through the cytoplasmic membrane of cyanobacteria.

Ronald Stebegg, Georg Schmetterer, Annette Rompel

Journal: Phytochemistry 2019;157():206-218

PMID: 30447471

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Abstract

Cyanobacteria are mainly known to incorporate inorganic molecules like carbon dioxide and ammonia from the environment into organic material within the cell. Nevertheless cyanobacteria do import and export organic substances through the cytoplasmic membrane and these processes are essential for all cyanobacteria. In addition understanding the mechanisms of transport of organic molecules through the cytoplasmic membrane might become very important. Genetically modified strains of cyanobacteria could serve as producers and exporters of commercially important substances. In this review we attempt to present all data of transport of organic molecules through the cytoplasmic membrane of cyanobacteria that are currently available with the transported molecules ordered according to their chemical classes.

Address: Universität Wien, Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria(1). Electronic address: [email protected].; Universität Wien, Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria(1). Electronic address: [email protected].; Universität Wien, Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria(1). Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.08.013

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MeSH Terms: Biological Transport, Cell Membrane, Cyanobacteria, Immunity, Cellular, Organic Chemicals