Lactose metabolism by Streptococcus mutans: evidence for induction of the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 140 ·No. 3 ·1979-12-00 ·Pages 1102-4

Hamilton IR, Lebtag H

Abstract

Growth on lactose by strains of Streptococcus mutans resulted in the induction of the lactose-phosphoenolpyruvate-phosphotransferase system, phospho-beta-galactosidase, and the enzymes of the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway.

MeSH Terms

Aldehyde-Lyases/biosynthesis Carbohydrate Epimerases/biosynthesis Enzyme Induction Fructokinases/biosynthesis Galactokinase/biosynthesis Galactose/metabolism Galactosephosphates Glucose/metabolism Hexosediphosphates Hexosephosphates Lactose/metabolism Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System/biosynthesis Phosphotransferases/biosynthesis Stereoisomerism Streptococcus mutans/metabolism UDPglucose 4-Epimerase/biosynthesis UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase/biosynthesis beta-Galactosidase/biosynthesis

Chemicals

Galactosephosphates Hexosediphosphates Hexosephosphates Phosphotransferases Fructokinases Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System Galactokinase UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase beta-Galactosidase Aldehyde-Lyases Carbohydrate Epimerases UDPglucose 4-Epimerase Glucose Lactose Galactose

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Hamilton I R

Lebtag H

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12 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.140.3.1102-1104.1979

Published

1979-12-00

Pages

1102-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC216758

Subset

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