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Incubation ofM. phlei washed cells with [14C3H3]-l-methionine led to [2-14C3H3] dihydromena-quinone-9 with an isotope ratio identical to that of methionine. Chromatography of the doubly labelled quinone indicated, despite a pronounced isotope effect, that bothcis andtrans isomers had the same isotope ratio. This result eliminates any possibility of hydrogen exchange in the 2-methyl group of menaquinones during oxydative phosphorylation, even in thecis isomer. Furthermore, it is confirmed that this compound is certainly formed from natural or synthetic menaquinones during isolation or incubation periods by the effect of daylight irradiation.
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Scherrer, F., Azerad, R. Isomériecis-trans des ménaquinones et oxydations phosphorylantes dans les extraits deMycobacterium phlei. Experientia 26, 1201–1203 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01897964
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