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. 1989 Sep;171(9):5206–5209. doi: 10.1128/jb.171.9.5206-5209.1989

L-arabinose metabolism in Herbaspirillum seropedicae.

A L Mathias 1, L U Rigo 1, S Funayama 1, F O Pedrosa 1
PMCID: PMC210343  PMID: 2768202

Abstract

The pathway for L-arabinose metabolism in Herbaspirillum seropedicae was shown to involve nonphosphorylated intermediates and to produce alpha-ketoglutarate. The activities of the enzymes and the natures of several intermediates were determined. The pathway was inducible by L-arabinose, and two key enzymes, L-arabinose dehydrogenase and 2-keto-glutarate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, were present in all strains of H. seropedicae tested.

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