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Characterization of an acyl-CoA: carboxylate CoA-transferase from Aspergillus nidulans involved in propionyl-CoA detoxification.
Molecular microbiology - 1 May 2008
Fleck Christian B, Brock Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Filamentous fungi metabolize toxic propionyl-CoA via the methylcitrate cycle. Disruption of the methylcitrate synthase gene leads to an accumulation of propionyl-CoA and attenuates virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. However, addition of acetate, but not ethanol, to propionate-containing medium strongly reduces the accumulation of propionyl-CoA and restores growth of the methylcitrate synthase mutant. Therefore,...
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