The conversion of carbon dioxide to acetate. I. The use of cobalt-methylcobalamin as a source of methyl groups for the synthesis of acetate by cell-free extracts of Clostridium thermoaceticum.

Acetates/biosynthesis Amides/pharmacology Antimetabolites/pharmacology Arsenicals/pharmacology Aspirin/pharmacology Cadmium/pharmacology Carbon Dioxide/metabolism Clostridium/metabolism Coenzyme A/metabolism Ferredoxins/pharmacology Pyruvates/metabolism Vitamin B 12/metabolism

Acetates Amides Antimetabolites Arsenicals Ferredoxins Pyruvates Cadmium Carbon Dioxide Vitamin B 12 Aspirin Coenzyme A