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Glycerol assimilation by a mutant of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 115 ·No. 3 ·1973-09-00 ·Pages 897-903

Lueking D, Tokuhisa D, Sojka G

Abstract

A spontaneous mutant of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata, capable of growth on glycerol, has been isolated. The mutant requires CO(2) or malate to assimilate glycerol photosynthetically. This requirement is not manifested aerobically. Glycerokinase (EC 2.7.1.30) and pyridine nucleotide-independent l-alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.2.1) activities appear coincidently with the metabolism of glycerol, suggesting that this organism employs these enzymes for glycerol dissimilation.

MeSH Terms
Aerobiosis Bacterial Proteins/analysis Carbon Dioxide/metabolism Carbon Isotopes Cell-Free System Chlorophyll/analysis Chromatography, Paper Glycerol/metabolism Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase/metabolism Glycerophosphates/metabolism Malates/metabolism Mutagens Mutation Nitrosoguanidines Phosphotransferases/metabolism Photosynthesis Rhodopseudomonas/analysis,enzymology,growth & development,metabolism
Chemicals
Bacterial Proteins Carbon Isotopes Glycerophosphates Malates Mutagens Nitrosoguanidines Chlorophyll Carbon Dioxide Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase Phosphotransferases Glycerol
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Lueking D
Tokuhisa D
Sojka G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.115.3.897-903.1973
Published
1973-09-00
Pages
897-903
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC246334
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.115.3.897-903.1973 PMC Full Text View journal details
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