The utilization of urea was studied in the cyanobacterium Anabaena doliolum. The uptake of urea was unaltered in the presence of ammonium. The cells receiving ATP exogenously showed an induced level of urea-uptake as compared with the control cells. Urease inhibitor acetohydroxamic acid and hydroxyurea as well as glutamate analogue, MSO, did not affect the uptake of urea. These results suggest: (1) urea and ammonia have different uptake sites, (2) urea-uptake is an energy dependent process, and (3) during short-term experiments, urea uptake is not linked with the enzyme urease or the ammonium assimilating enzyme glutamine synthetase.
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