Table 2 Metabolic enzymes for which cellular abundance was related to adaptation to high-salt conditions.

From: Diversity of prokaryotic microorganisms in alkaline saline soil of the Qarhan Salt Lake area in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Taxa

Enzyme No

KEGG No

Type of enzyme

Abundance

QSB

QSG1

QSG2

QSG3

QSG4

Bacteria

1.4.1.13/1.4.1.14

K00266

Glutamate synthase (NADPH/NADH) small chain

30,397

30,001

33,352

31,344

26,406

6.3.1.2

K01915

Glutamine synthetase

26,337

26,850

31,833

27,808

23,459

1.2.1.8

K00130

Betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase

24,450

19,588

25,485

22,474

25,803

1.5.3.1

K00303

Sarcosine oxidase, subunit beta

10,861

8942

12,185

10,113

10,499

1.5.1.2

K00286

Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase

10,282

10,506

11,645

10,995

8691

1.4.1.13/1.4.1.14

K00265

Glutamate synthase (NADPH/NADH) large chain

9881

10,661

11,912

11,643

7185

2.7.7.42

K00982

Glutamate-ammonia-ligase adenylyltransferase

8380

7815

9945

8467

7853

1.4.1.2

K00260

Glutamate dehydrogenase

6967

6655

8671

7069

6739

1.4.1.3

K00261

Glutamate dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+)

7014

6237

7835

7698

6566

1.5.3.1

K00302

Sarcosine oxidase, subunit alpha

6707

5610

7793

6285

6074

1.5.3.1

K00304

Sarcosine oxidase, subunit delta

6678

5590

7723

6244

6078

1.5.3.1

K00305

Sarcosine oxidase, subunit gamma

6224

5161

7112

5809

5746

3.6.3.32

K02000

Glycine betaine/proline transport system ATP-binding protein

5905

4772

6228

5528

5424

3.1.3.12

K01087

Trehalose-phosphatase

5640

4492

6090

5153

5230

3.1.6.6

K01133

Choline-sulfatase

4959

4072

5275

4672

4815

1.4.7.1

K00284

Glutamate synthase (ferredoxin)

3810

3187

4049

3581

4117

1.5.3.1

K00301

Sarcosine oxidase

2319

2942

3882

2762

2178

1.4.1.4

K00262

Glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+)

2850

2865

1420

2223

869

1.14.11.-

K00674

Ectoine hydroxylase

227

508

704

647

205

3.2.1.93

K01226

Trehalose-6-phosphate hydrolase

150

96

48

35

5

4.2.1.108

K06720

l-Ectoine synthase

107

38

37

71

64

2.3.1.178

K06718

l-2,4-Diaminobutyric acid acetyltransferase

103

38

37

55

61

1.5.3.1/1.5.3.7

K00306

Sarcosine oxidase/l-pipecolate oxidase

0

0

0

12

0

Archaea

1.4.1.3

K00261

Glutamate dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+)

35,517

44,521

82,617

112,244

57,820

6.3.1.2

K01915

Glutamine synthetase

35,133

59,573

35,278

50,496

34,394

1.4.1.13/1.4.1.14

K00265

Glutamate synthase (NADPH/NADH) large chain

26,151

19,646

62,308

53,274

49,897

1.5.3.1

K00303

Sarcosine oxidase, subunit beta

20,100

9823

36,957

61,074

24,948

1.5.1.2

K00286

Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase

20,592

34,698

17,267

14,484

17,282

3.1.6.6

K01133

Choline-sulfatase

15,417

9823

20,790

31,252

17,282

1.4.1.13/1.4.1.14

K00266

Glutamate synthase (NADPH/NADH) small chain

0

49,750

0

12,380

9446

3.1.3.12

K01087

Trehalose-phosphatase

4683

0

14,914

29,822

7667

1.2.1.8

K00130

Betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase

4683

0

12,724

29,822

7667

3.6.3.32

K02000

Glycine betaine/proline transport system ATP-binding protein

0

24,875

0

6190

4723

1.5.3.1

K00301

Sarcosine oxidase

0

0

12,265

6864

7667

1.4.1.4

K00262

Glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+)

9858

0

0

0

0

1.4.1.2

K00260

Glutamate dehydrogenase

0

0

459

0

256