The physiological role of the ribulose monophosphate pathway in bacteria and archaea

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-21

  Kato, Nobuo ^a,c   Yurimoto, Hiroya ^b   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ukyo ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde fixation; Methylotrophic bacteria; Orotidine 5 monophosphate decarboxylase (OMPDC) suprafamily; Pentose phosphate synthesis; Ribulose monophosphate pathway

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; FORMALDEHYDE; GENES; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

FORMALDEHYDE FIXATION; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIA; OROTIDINE 5′-MONOPHOSPHATE DECARBOXYLASE (OMPDC) SUPRAFAMILY; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHESIS; RIBULOSE MONOPHOSPHATE PATHWAY;

ENZYMES;

HEXOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; ISOMERASE; LYASE; PHOSPHO 3 HEXULOISOMERASE; PHOSPHO-3-HEXULOISOMERASE; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; PHYLOGENY; RIBULOSEPHOSPHATES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSARCINA; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS;

EID: 31444453261     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.10     Document Type: Review

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