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The level of pyruvate-formate lyase controls the shift from homolactic to mixed-acid product formation in Lactococcus lactis.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Mar 2002
Melchiorsen C Rix, Jokumsen K Vaever, Villadsen J, Israelsen H, Arnau J
Abstract excerpt
Regulation of pyruvate-formate lyase (PFL) activity in vivo plays a central role in the shift from homolactic to mixed-acid product formation observed during the growth of Lactococcus lactis on glucose and galactose, respectively. Characterisation of L. lactis MG1363 in anaerobic batch cultures showed that the specific in vivo activity (flux) of PFL was 4-fold higher in L. lactis cells grown with galactose,...
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