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The tricarboxy acid cycle in Acetobacter methanolicus
Author(s) -
MüllerKraft Gabriele,
Babel W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620280112
Subject(s) - acetobacter , citric acid cycle , biochemistry , glycerol , yield (engineering) , chemistry , citric acid , enzyme , fermentation , materials science , metallurgy
The acidophilic methylotrophic Acetobacter methanolicus MB 58 possesses a complete set of TCA cycle enzymes. As in neutrophilic methylotrophs, during growth on C 1 ‐compounds the cycle in acidophilic methylotrophs does not work to yield energy. This is also true for chemoheterotrophic growth of Acetobacter methanolicus . However, in the non‐methylotrophic Acetobacter pasteurianus when grown on glycerol, the citric acid cycle seems to operate to yield energy.