Tetrahydrofolate enzyme levels in Acetobacterium woodii and their implication in the synthesis of acetate from CO2.

Authors :: Tanner RS
Wolfe RS
Ljungdahl LG
Source :: Journal of bacteriology [J Bacteriol] 1978 May; Vol. 134 (2), pp. 668-70.
Publication Year :: 1978
Abstract: Acetate synthesis from CO2 by Acetobacterium woodii may occur as in homoacetate-fermenting clostridia, as indicated by high levels of enzymes of the tetrahydrofolate pathway and by pyruvate-dependent formation of acetate from methyl-B12 and methyltetrahydrofolate.

Subjects :: Carbon Dioxide metabolism
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP) metabolism
Tetrahydrofolates metabolism
Vitamin B 12 metabolism
Acetates metabolism
Acetobacter enzymology
Aminohydrolases metabolism
Formate-Tetrahydrofolate Ligase metabolism
Ligases metabolism
Oxidoreductases metabolism

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