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. 1967 Oct;94(4):867-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.94.4.867-869.1967.

Initial step in catabolism of glucose by the meningopneumonitis agent

J Vender, J W Moulder

Initial step in catabolism of glucose by the meningopneumonitis agent

J Vender et al. J Bacteriol. 1967 Oct.

Abstract

The relative rates of catabolism of glucose and glucose-6-phosphate by intact-cell suspensions of the meningopneumonitis agent, a member of the psittacosis group (Chlamydia), and the properties of the hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase of these suspensions were investigated. It is proposed that the hexokinase is a host enzyme bound to the surface of the meningopneumonitis cell and that glucose-6-phosphate is the first substrate in the conversion of hexose to pentose to be attacked by enzymes synthesized by the meningopneumonitis agent.

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