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Characterization of pyruvate uptake in Escherichia coli K-12.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kreth Jens, Lengeler Joseph W, Jahreis Knut
Abstract excerpt
The monocarboxylate pyruvate is an important metabolite and can serve as sole carbon source for Escherichia coli. Although specific pyruvate transporters have been identified in two bacterial species, pyruvate transport is not well understood in E. coli. In the present study, pyruvate transport was investigated under different growth conditions. The transport of pyruvate shows specific activities depending on the...
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