Sulfoacetaldehyde bisulfite adduct is a substrate for enzymes presumed to act on sulfoacetaldehyde

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-425

  Gritzer, Rachel F ^a   Moffitt, Kenneth ^a   Godchaux, Walter ^a   Leadbetter, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Sulfoacetaldehyde; Sulfonate metabolism

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BISULFITE; SULFOACETALDEHYDE; SULFOACETALDEHYDE BISULFITE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; SYNTHESIS;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACIDS; BACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFITES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0037409643     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00254-3     Document Type: Article

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