Article
Glycerol catabolism in Aspergillus nidulans.
Journal of general microbiology - 1 Mar 1991
Hondmann D H, Busink R, Witteveen C F, Visser J
Abstract excerpt
Glycerol is catabolized in Aspergillus nidulans by glycerol kinase and a mitochondrial FAD-dependent sn-glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase. The levels of both enzymes are controlled by carbon catabolite repression and by specific induction. Biochemical and genetical analyses show that dihydroxyacetone and D-glyceraldehyde are converted into glycerol and then catabolized by the same pathway. D-Glyceraldehyde can...
Topics
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Aspergillus nidulans
- Carbon
- Glycerol
- Glycerol Kinase
- Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase
- Mitochondria
- Mutation
