Rapid incorporation of precursors into candicidin by resting cells of Streptomyces griseus

Abstract

Labeled acetate, propionate and p-aminobenzoic acid were efficiently incorporated into candicidin by phosphate-limited resting cells of Streptomyces griseus. The efficiency of incorporation in short-term experiments using phosphate-limited resting cells was similar to that achieved previously in long-term experiments using growing cells. (2-14C)Propionate was more efficiently incorpoated than (1-14C)propionate, (U-14C)propionate, or (U-14C)-acetate. p-Aminobenzoic acid incorporation is linear over a 10-hour period while those of acetate or propionate reach a constant level after approximately 4 hours of incubation. Double-labeled candicidin of high specific activity was prepared by supplementing the resting cell system with (3H)acetate and (14C)p-aminobenzoic acid.