The one-dimensional Hubbard model is characterized by charge-spin separation, but nevertheless in the doped system \ensuremath{\sigma}(\ensuremath{\omega}>0) does not vanish due to a small remaining coupling between charge and spin degrees of freedom. We derive an effective Hamiltonian and give in leading order (\ensuremath{\sim}
J2) an analytic expression for \ensuremath{\sigma}(\ensuremath{\omega}) for the case of the Mott insulator doped with one hole. The complete frequency dependence in the strong-coupling limit of the Hubbard model and for the t-J model agrees with results from exact diagonalization. The limit \ensuremath{\sigma}(\ensuremath{\omega}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0) at T=0 is found to be very different for the two models, i.e., \ensuremath{\sim}${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\omega}}}^{3/2}$ in the strong-coupling limit and \ensuremath{\sim}${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\omega}}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1/2}$ for the t-J model.
We analyze the high-temperature conductivity in one-dimensional integrable models of interacting fermions: the $t\text{\ensuremath{-}}V$ model (anisotropic Heisenberg spin chain) and the Hubbard model, at half-filling in the regime corresponding to insulating ground state. A microcanonical Lanczos method study for finite size systems reveals anomalously large finite-size effects at low frequencies while a frequency-moment analysis indicates a finite dc conductivity. This phenomenon also appears in a prototype integrable quantum system of impenetrable particles, representing a strong-coupling limit of both models. In the thermodynamic limit, the two results could converge to a finite dc conductivity rather than an ideal conductor or insulator scenario.