Role of menaquinone in nitrate respiration in Staphylococcus aureus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 117 ·No. 2 ·1974-02-00 ·Pages 911-3

Sasarman A, Purvis P, Portelance V

Abstract

Two menaquinone-deficient and one aromatic-deficient mutants of Staphylococcus aureus were unable to reduce nitrate to nitrite. Reinitiation of menaquinone synthesis in the aromatic-deficient mutant by growing it with shikimic acid restored its nitrate respiratory activity. The results clearly demonstrate a role for menaquinone in nitrate respiration in Staphylococcus aureus.

MeSH Terms

Anaerobiosis Electron Transport Mutation Nitrates/metabolism Nitrites/biosynthesis Oxidation-Reduction Shikimic Acid/metabolism Spectrophotometry Staphylococcus/metabolism Vitamin K/biosynthesis,pharmacology

Chemicals

Nitrates Nitrites Vitamin K Shikimic Acid

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Sasarman A

Purvis P

Portelance V

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.117.2.911-913.1974

Published

1974-02-00

Pages

911-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC285591

Subset

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