Wednesday, May 13, 2015

156 - Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis and the regulation of glucose metabolism in Azotobacter beijerinckii

This study was intended to study carbon metabolism in Azotobacter and the formation of PHB.

What They Saw
The enzymes they studied (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase, 3-deoxy-2-oxo-6-phosphogluconate aldolase, citrate synthase, and isocitrate dehydrogenase) all seemed to be inhibited by NADH and/or NADPH.

What This Means
PHB synthesis consumes reduced nucleotides such as NADH, which could reduce their inhibitory effects when oxygen is limited.

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