Production of large amounts of acetate during germination of Bacillus megaterium spores in the absence of exogenous carbon sources.
AUTOR(ES)
Setlow, B
RESUMO
When Bacillus megaterium spores germinate in the absence of an exogenous carbon source, the first minutes of germination are accompanied by production of large amounts (approximately 70 nmol/mg of dry spores) of acetate and much smaller amounts of pyruvate and lactate. The majority of these compounds are excreted into the medium. Exogenous pyruvate and alanine are also converted to CO2 and acetate by germinating spores, presumably by using the pyruvate dehydrogenase that is present in dormant spores. These data suggest that the 3-phosphoglyceric acid stores in the dormant spore and alanine generated by proteolysis early in germination can be catabolized to acetate during germination with production of large amounts of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, acetyl coenzyme A, and adenosine 5'-triphosphate.
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