Effect of Rifampicin on the Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acid in Chloroplast isolated from Chlorella ellipsoidea

Chlorella 세포에서 분리한 엽록체의 핵산합성에 미치는 rifampicin의 영향

Chlorella ellipsoidea were cultured in the media containing rifampicin for 7 days. Aliquot cells were taken out after the inoculation and at intervals during cultivation and growth rate of Chlorella cells was measured. In order to investigate the effect of rifampicin on the nucleic acid synthesis, nucleic acid and RNA polymerase were extracted from chloroplast isolated from these cells, and the contents of nucleic acid and activity of enzyme were measured to compared with those of the control. The inhibitory concentration of rifampicin on growth was 80 ppm. The DNA contents in chloroplasts isolated were decreased 60% to compared with control, whole cells were markedly decreased 70% by rifampicin. The contents of base in the RNA were decreased 46% by rifampicin in shole cell, and 77% of base contents were decreased in chloroplast. Rifampicin also inhibited the activity of RNA polymerase, therefore whole cell was decreased 10% of activity and chloroplasts were decreased 42% of activity.

ChIarella elliPsoidea를 rifampicin이 함유된 M4N 배지에 7일간 배양하였다. 배양기간 동안에 일정량 세포를 수확하여 생장율을 측정하였다. 이들 세포에서 분리된 엽록체로 부터 핵산과 RNA polymerase를 추출하여 함량을 염기별로, 분석, 활성도를 측정하여 핵산 합성에 비치는 rifampicin의 효과를 대조구와 비교하며 분석하였다. 생장 억제 효과를 나타내는rifampicin의 농도는 80ppm 이였다. Whole cell system과 분리한 엽록체에서의 DNA함량은 대조구에 비해 각각 70%, 60%의 감소를 나타내였다. Rifampicin은 RNA 염기 함양도 whole cell system에서는 46% 억제되었고 분리한 엽록체에서는 77% 저해효과가 관찰되었다. Rifampicin에 의한 RNA polymerase 활성도는 whole cell system에서는 10% 감소, 분리한 엽록체에서는 42% 억제를 나타내었다.