Demonstration of a novel glycolytic pathway in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus zilligii by 13C-labeling experiments and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 4632-4636

  Xavier, Karina B ^a   Da Costa, Milton S ^b   Santos, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL SUSPENSION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS ZILLIGII;

CARBON ISOTOPES; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEXOKINASE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1; THERMOCOCCUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS ZILLIGII;

EID: 0033905714     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.16.4632-4636.2000     Document Type: Article

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