Article
Identification and characterization of MAE1, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae structural gene encoding mitochondrial malic enzyme.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1998
Boles E, de Jong-Gubbels P, Pronk J T
Abstract excerpt
Pyruvate, a precursor for several amino acids, can be synthesized from phosphoenolpyruvate by pyruvate kinase. Nevertheless, pyk1 pyk2 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae devoid of pyruvate kinase activity grew normally on ethanol in defined media, indicating the presence of an alternative route for pyruvate synthesis. A candidate for this role is malic enzyme, which catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
