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In several Escherichia coli K-12 strains grown on a limiting concentration of glucose, isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) was inactivated about 90% after cessation of growth upon exhaustion of the glucose. Such inactivation has been previously observed in several E. coli strains but not in E. coli K-12 (unless acetate was added to the bacterial culture when growth ceased). IDH was inactivated 75 to 80% in all E. coli K-12 strains we examined during growth on acetate. The inactivation involved phosphorylation of the enzyme and is considered to be a regulatory mechanism facilitating metabolite flow along the glyoxylate shunt. Phospho-IDH interacted with antibodies to enzymatically active IDH. We have devised a method, based on this immunological cross-reaction, for determining the proportions of active and inactive (phospho-) IDH in cell extracts.
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