Propionyl coenzyme A is a common intermediate in the 1,2-propanediol and propionate catabolic pathways needed for expression of the prpBCDE operon during growth of Salmonella enterica on 1,2-propanediol

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2802-2810

  Palacios, Sergio ^a   Starai, Vincent J ^a   Escalante Semerena, Jorge C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLCITRATE; 2 METHYLCITRATE SYNTHASE; ACETYL COENZYME A; CITRIC ACID; PHOSPHATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROPIONATE COENZYME A LIGASE; PROPIONATE KINASE; PROPIONATE PHOSPHOTRANSACETYLASE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONYL COENZYME A; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRPBCDE GENE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ACYL COENZYME A; COENZYME A LIGASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PHOSPHATE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (CARBOXYL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PROPIONATES; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SIRTUINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037406882     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.9.2802-2810.2003     Document Type: Article

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