Article
Regulation of coenzyme A transferase and acetoacetate decarboxylase activities in Clostridium acetobutylicum.
Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Janati-Idrissi R, Junelles A M, Petitdemange H, Gay R
Abstract excerpt
The activity of two enzymes involved in acetone production in Clostridium acetobutylicum, acetoacetate decarboxylase and coenzyme A transferase, was studied under acidogenic or solventogenic conditions. Acetoacetate decarboxylase activity was low under acidogenic conditions and after pyruvate addition. Under the same conditions, coenzyme A transferase activity was high. A mutant which lacked acetoacetate...
Topics
- Acetone
- Carboxy-Lyases
- Clostridium
- Coenzyme A-Transferases
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Mutation
- Pyruvates
- Pyruvic Acid
