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. 1978 May;134(2):668–670. doi: 10.1128/jb.134.2.668-670.1978

Tetrahydrofolate enzyme levels in Acetobacterium woodii and their implication in the synthesis of acetate from CO2.

R S Tanner, R S Wolfe, L G Ljungdahl
PMCID: PMC222300  PMID: 659361

Abstract

Acetate synthesis from CO2 by Acetobacterium woodii may occur as in homoacetate-fermenting clostridia, as indicated by high levels of enzymes of the tetrahydrofolate pathway and by pyruvate-dependent formation of acetate from methyl-B12 and methyltetrahydrofolate.

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