Open AccessPoly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate in staphylococci
Author(s) -
Szewczyk Eligia M.
Publication year - 1992
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.1574-6968.1992.tb05834.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , poly 3 hydroxybutyrate , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , dehydrogenase , biochemistry , micrococcaceae , enzyme , staphylococcus aureus , rna , biology , gene , genetics
Staphylococci—chemoorganotrophic bacteria whose main habitats are human and animal organisms—can accumulate poly‐β‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in their cells. The polymer is metabolized in endogenous turnovers preceding degradation of aminoacids, proteins and RNA. PHB depolymerase was not found in staphylococci but β‐hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase was estimated, purified and characterized.