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. 1968 Jul;96(1):51–54. doi: 10.1128/jb.96.1.51-54.1968

Metabolism of d-Fructose in Aerobacter aerogenes: Analysis of Mutants Lacking d-Fructose 6-Phosphate Kinase and d-Fructose 1,6-Diphosphatase1

Virginia Sapico a, T E Hanson a,2, R W Walter a,2, R L Anderson a
PMCID: PMC252251  PMID: 4298731

Abstract

The relative significance of the pathways for the conversion of d-fructose to d-fructose 1,6-diphosphate via d-fructose 1-phosphate or d-fructose 6-phosphate in Aerobacter aerogenes PRL-R3 was assessed by observing growth patterns of mutants lacking either d-fructose 6-phosphate kinase or d-fructose 1,6-diphosphatase. The mutant lacking d-fructose 6-phosphate kinase grew well on d-fructose or glycerol but not on d-glucose, whereas the mutant lacking d-fructose 1,6-diphosphatase grew on d-glucose but not on d-fructose or glycerol. The data indicate that the pathway of d-fructose metabolism is primarily through d-fructose 1-phosphate rather than d-fructose 6-phosphate.

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