Abstract
Mycobacterium vaccae catabolizes propane through a C2 + C1 cleavage. Radiorespirometric and 14C-substrate incorporation studies were conducted to ascertain the fate of the C1 product. Results presented indicate that it is directly assimilated through the cellular reduced C1 pool.
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