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Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis

II. Pyruvate kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activities at various metabolic states

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D-Glucose and D-xylose addition to not-growing Rhodotorula gracilis cells brings about alterations in pyruvate kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activities characteristic for glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, respectively.

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Abbreviations

PK:

Pyruvate kinase (EC 2.7.1.40)

PEPCK:

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (EC 4.1.1.32)

PFK:

Phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.11)

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    Milan Höfer, Jörn-Ullrich Becker & Augustin Betz

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Höfer, M., Becker, JU. & Betz, A. Metabolism of the obligatory aerobic yeast Rhodotorula gracilis . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 71, 111–115 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417736

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