Open AccessZeaxanthin and menaquinone‐7 biosynthesis in Sphingobacterium multivorum via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway
Author(s) -
RosaPutra Surya,
Hemmerlin Andréa,
Epperson Jean,
Bach Thomas J,
Guerra Luis H,
Rohmer Michel
Publication year - 2001
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.1574-6968.2001.tb10909.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , biosynthesis , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , gene
Feeding of [1‐ 13 C]glucose, [U‐ 13 C 6 ]glucose, [3‐ 13 C]alanine and [1‐ 13 C]acetate to Sphingobacterium multivorum showed that this bacterium utilizes the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for the biosynthesis of menaquinone‐7 and zeaxanthin, a carotenoid of industrial importance. Differential incorporation of the labeled precursors gave some insight into the preferred carbon sources involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis.