TABLE 2.

Tetrahydrodipicolinate succinylase (DapD) and succinyldiaminopimelate desuccinylase (DapE) activities in C. glutamicum strains derived from the wild type

C. glutamicum strain	Sp act (μmol min−1 mg of protein−1
	Succinylase	Desuccinylase
ATCC 13032(pJC1)	0.008	0.021
ATCC 13032(pJCdapD1.55)	0.093	NDa
ATCC 13032 dapD	<0.001	ND
ATCC 13032 dapE	ND	<0.001
ATCC 13032(pJCorf3/Bam3.4)	0.009	ND
ATCC 13032 Δorf3	0.012	0.018

^aND, not done.