New Pathway for Nonphosphorylated Degradation of Gluconate by Aspergillus niger
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 114 (1) , 457-9
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.114.1.457-459.1973
Abstract
A new nonphosphorylative pathway for gluconate degradation was found in extracts of a strain of Aspergillus niger. The findings indicate that gluconate is dehydrated into 2-keto-3-deoxy-gluconate (KDG), which then is cleaved into glyceraldehyde and pyruvate. 6-Phosphogluconate was not degraded under the same conditions. In addition, KDG was formed from glyceraldehyde and pyruvate. Very weak activity was obtained when glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate replaced glyceraldehyde in this reaction.Keywords
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