Propionate oxidation in Escherichia coli: Evidence for operation of a methylcitrate cycle in bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 428-436

  Textor, Susanne ^a   Wendisch, Volker F ^b   De Graaf, Albert A ^b   Müller, Uta ^a   Linder, Monica I ^c   Linder, Dietmar ^c   Buckel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C and 2H labeling; Escherichia coli; Glyoxylate cycle; Methylcitrate cycle; Propionate oxidation

Indexed keywords

GLYOXYLIC ACID; OXALOACETIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPERON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PYRUVIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030714624     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050518     Document Type: Article

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