Anaerobic metabolism of L-phenylalanine via benzoyl-CoA in the denitrifying bacterium Thauera aromatica

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 310-320

  Schneider, Sabine ^a   Mohamed, Magdy El Said ^a,b   Fuchs, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

L phenylalanine metabolism; Phenylacetaldehyde; Phenylalanine transaminase; Phenylpyruvate decarboxylase; Thauera aromatica

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYL COENZYME A; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZOATES; BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXY-LYASES; COENZYME A LIGASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC STRAIGHT, CURVED, AND HELICAL RODS; KETONE OXIDOREDUCTASES; NAD; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHENYLACETATES; PHENYLALANINE; TRANSAMINASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; THAUERA AROMATICA;

EID: 9844230428     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050504     Document Type: Article

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