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. 1965 Jan;89(1):146–153. doi: 10.1128/jb.89.1.146-153.1965

Comparative Biosynthesis of Mevalonic Acid by Mycoplasma

Paul F Smith 1, C V Henrikson 1
PMCID: PMC315562  PMID: 14255655

Abstract

Smith, Paul F. (University of South Dakota, Vermillion), and C. V. Henrikson. Comparative biosynthesis of mevalonic acid by Mycoplasma. J. Bacteriol. 89:146–153. 1965.—Three representative Mycoplasma, M. laidlawii strain B, M. gallisepticum strain J, and M. hominis strain 07, were examined for the presence or absence of enzymes associated with the biosynthetic pathway to mevalonic acid. M. laidlawii served as a control, because it synthesizes carotenoids from acetate. M. laidlawii was shown to contain a specific acetokinase and phosphotransacetylase for the synthesis of acetyl coenzyme A, and a β-ketothiolase and coenzyme A transferase for the synthesis of acetoacetyl coenzyme A. M. gallisepticum contained a specific acetokinase, phosphotransacetylase, and possibly an aceto coenzyme A kinase forming acetyl coenzyme A; it also contained a β-ketothiolase, a coenzyme A transferase, and a coenzyme A transphorase forming acetoacetyl coenzyme A directly or indirectly. The β-ketothiolase of M. gallisepticum was not affected by iodoacetamide, in contrast to the other two strains. M. laidlawii exhibited β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A condensing enzyme, and M. hominis did not. This activity of M. gallisepticum was masked by thiolase activity. M. laidlawii and M. gallisepticum contained a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-linked β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, and M. hominis did not. C14-labeled acetate was incorporated into mevalonic acid only by M. laidlawii and M. gallisepticum. The lack of β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A condensing enzyme and reductase activities in M. hominis explains its growth requirement for sterol. The enzymatic block in M. gallisepticum must occur after mevalonic acid in the biosynthetic pathway to terpenoids.

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