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. 1988 May;54(5):1300-1.
doi: 10.1128/aem.54.5.1300-1301.1988.

A proposed pathway for catabolism of propionate in methanogenic cocultures

J E Robbins  1
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A proposed pathway for catabolism of propionate in methanogenic cocultures

J E Robbins. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1988 May.

Abstract

A metabolic pathway for the catabolism of propionate is proposed. This pathway incorporates a transcarboxylation reaction involving propionyl coenzyme A and oxaloacetate and a carboxylation of pyruvate to regenerate oxaloacetate. Data indicated that the proposed pathway is reversible. The proposed pathway and its apparent reversibility provide a reasonable explanation of observations obtained from metabolism of labeled substrate.

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