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Incomplete tricarboxylic acid cycle in a type I methylotroph, Methylococcus capsulatus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 123 ·No. 1 ·1975-07-00 ·Pages 382-4

Patel R, Hoare L, Hoare DS, Taylor BF

Abstract

Alpha-Ketoglutaratedehydrogenase was undetectable in extracts of Methylococcus capsulatus. Cells incorporated [1-14-C] acetate into only four protein amino acids (glutamate, proline, arginine, and leucine) and the C5, but not C1, of glutamate.

MeSH Terms
Acetates/metabolism Arginine/biosynthesis Cell-Free System Citric Acid Cycle Glutamates/biosynthesis Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex/analysis Leucine/biosynthesis Lipids/biosynthesis Methylococcaceae/enzymology,metabolism Proline/biosynthesis
Chemicals
Acetates Glutamates Lipids Arginine Proline Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex Leucine
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Patel R
Hoare L
Hoare D S
Taylor B F
References (6)
6 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.123.1.382-384.1975
Published
1975-07-00
Pages
382-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC235732
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.123.1.382-384.1975 PMC Full Text View journal details
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