Creatinine metabolism byClostridium welchii isolated from human faeces
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 31 (11) , 1270
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01945773
Abstract
AClostridium welchii has been isolated from human faeces which can deaminate creatinine to N-methyl hydantoin. Evidence suggests the reaction is inducible since the rate of conversion is increased by growth of the organism in creatinine-rich media.Keywords
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