Accumulation of Intermediates of the Carbon-Phosphorus Lyase Pathway for Phosphonate Degradation in phn Mutants of Escherichia coli

Abstract
The catabolism of phosphonic acids occurs in Escherichia coli by the carbon-phosphorus lyase pathway, which is governed by the 14-cistron phn operon. Here, several compounds are shown to accumulate in strains of E. coli with genetic blocks in various phn cistrons when the strains are fed with phosphonate.

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