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. 1974 Jul;119(1):336–338. doi: 10.1128/jb.119.1.336-338.1974

l-Arabinose Metabolism in Rhizobium japonicum

Fábio O Pedrosa 1, Glaci T Zancan 1
PMCID: PMC245607  PMID: 4407017

Abstract

l-Arabinose was metabolized through an oxidative pathway by extracts of a strain of Rhizobium japonicum. The findings showed that l-arabinose is converted into 2-keto-3-deoxy-l-arabonate, which is cleaved into glycoaldehyde and pyruvate.

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