Enhancement of glucose metabolism in a pyruvic acid-hyperproducing Escherichia coli mutant defective in F1-ATPase activity

Autor: Masaru Henmi, Fusao Tomita, Yuji Takezawa, Yoshihiro Fukumori, Naohisa Takaoka, Atsushi Yokota, Chiho Hayashi
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering. 83:132-138
ISSN: 0922-338X
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-338x(97)83571-4
Popis: An F1-ATPase-defective mutant of Escherichia coli K-12, strain TBLA-1, showing an enhanced pyruvic acid productivity compared with its parental strain W1485lip2, was characterized physiologically to elucidate the mechanisms of the enhancement in productivity. Cells of strain TBLA-1 producing pyruvic acid showed a higher rate of the oxygen consumption and a higher b-type cytochromes content than cells of strain W1485lip2. The activities of the phosphotransferase system for glucose uptake measured in terms of the level of phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphorylation of methyl α- d -glucopyranoside and 2-deoxy- d -glucose using toluenized cells were higher in strain TBLA-1 than in strain W1485lip2. Among the activities of all the glycolytic enzymes, those of phosphoglycerate kinase and pyruvate kinase-I were found to be higher in strain TBLA-1 than in strain W1485lip2 during the logarithmic growth phase. These characteristics of strain TBLA-1 are discussed in relation to its enhanced pyruvic acid productivity.
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