Anaerobic fermentation of glycerol in Paenibacillus macerans: Metabolic pathways and environmental determinants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5871-5883

  Gupta, Ashutosh ^a   Murarka, Abhishek ^a   Campbell, Paul ^b   Gonzalez, Ramon ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Glycos Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PH; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; CELLULAR COMPONENTS; DEGREE OF REDUCTION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS; ENZYME ASSAYS; EXTRACELLULAR METABOLITES; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; GLYCEROL FERMENTATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; METABOLIC CAPABILITIES; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; METABOLIC RATES; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS; PROPANEDIOLS; PROTEINOGENIC AMINO ACIDS; REDOX BALANCES;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLYCEROL;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; FORMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERMENTATION; METABOLISM;

ACIDITY; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS; SYNTHESIS;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOSOL; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLYCEROL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SUCCINIC ACID;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLYCEROL; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM; SYNTHESIS;

PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS;

EID: 70149098733     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01246-09     Document Type: Article

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