Metabolism of aromatic aldehydes as cosubstrates by the acetogen Clostridium formicoaceticum

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 427-434

  Frank, Claudia ^a   Schwarz, Ulf ^a   Matthies, Carola ^a   Drake, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetogenesis; Aromatic aldehydes; Clostridium formicoaceticum; Cosubstrate metabolism; Methoxylated aromatic compounds; O demethylation

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCONIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; DEMETHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BENZALDEHYDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; FRUCTOSE; GLUCONATES; LACTIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031753549     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050663     Document Type: Article

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