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Oxidative metabolism of propionate in Rhodospirillum rubrum

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Studies were conducted of the oxidative metabolism of propionate in Rhodospirillum rubrum, using C14-labeled compounds. The results, taken in conjunction with a carbon dioxide requirement described previously (Clayton et al., 1957), reveal that the first step is a carboxylation of propionic acid, yielding succinic acid. This result is confirmed through manometric studies of inhibition by malonate.

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  1. U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA

    Roderick K. Clayton

  2. U.S. Air Force, USA

    Franz H. Dettmer (Captain)

  3. U.S. Air Force, USA

    Arthur E. Robertson Jr. (Captain)

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  1. Roderick K. Clayton
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Clayton, R.K., Dettmer, F.H. & Robertson, A.E. Oxidative metabolism of propionate in Rhodospirillum rubrum. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 26, 20–28 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424847

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