Participation of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway in Escherichia coli strains with an inactive phosphotransferase system (PTS- Glc+) in gluconate and glucose batch cultures

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 975-982

  Ponce, Elizabeth ^a   García, Mauricio ^a   Muñoz, Ma Enriqueta ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Entner Doudoroff pathway; Escherichia coli; Gluconate metabolism; PT system; Pyruvate kinase isoenzymes

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; MUTAGENS;

ENTNER-DOUDOROFF PATHWAY; GLUCONATE METABOLISM; PT SYSTEM; PYRUVATE KINASE ISOENZYMES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; ISOENZYME; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDD GENE; ENERGY YIELD; ENTNER DOUDOROFF PATHWAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCONATE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH RATE; KNOCKOUT GENE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYKA GENE; PYKF GENE;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GLUCONATES; GLUCOSE; HYDRO-LYASES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PYRUVATE KINASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33144461504     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-101     Document Type: Article

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