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. 1965 Oct;90(4):984–988. doi: 10.1128/jb.90.4.984-988.1965

Formation of Lactyl-Coenzyme A and Pyruvyl-Coenzyme A from Lactic Acid by Escherichia coli

Robert E Megraw 1, Henry C Reeves 1, Samuel J Ajl 1
PMCID: PMC315765  PMID: 5321404

Abstract

Megraw, Robert E. (Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.), Henry C. Reeves, and Samuel J. Ajl. Formation of lactyl-coenzyme A and pyruvyl-coenzyme A from lactic acid by Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 90:984–988. 1965.—Cell extracts of propionate-adapted Escherichia coli were found to contain a lactyl-coenzyme A (CoA) synthetase which catalyzes the formation of the CoA thiolester from lactate, CoA, and cofactors. The extracts also catalyzed the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent oxidation of lactyl-CoA. The product of this oxidation was identified chromatographically as pyruvyl-CoA.

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