Open AccessDistribution of class I and class II fructose biphosphate aldolases in halophilic archaebacteria
Author(s) -
Dhar N.M.,
Altekar Wijaya
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01523.x
Subject(s) - halophile , aldolase a , fructose , biochemistry , biology , chemistry , enzyme , bacteria , genetics
Both class I (Schiff base‐forming) and class II (metal‐requiring) fructose biphosphate (FDP) aldolases were found to be distributed among halophilic archaebacteria. The type of enzyme did not vary with the growth medium. The aldolase activities were also halophilic.