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type |
Journal Article |
authors |
Shimamoto, G.; Berk, R.S. |
title |
Catabolism of taurine in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
journal |
Biochim Biophys Acta |
Activity |
2.6.1.77 |
sel |
unselected |
ui |
113035 |
year |
(1979) |
volume |
569 |
number |
2 |
pages |
287-92 |
| |
abstract |
Cell-free extracts of taurine-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa catalyze the transamination of taurine and pyruvate resulting in the formation of L-alanine and sulfoacetaldehyde. The enzyme responsible for this activity has been partially purified in order to demonstrate its participation in a pathway of taurine degradation. Ethyl methane sulfonate treatment of Ps. aeruginosa yielded a mutant deficient in taurine transaminase and incapable of growing on taurine indicating that the enzyme is of physiological significance in this organism. |
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2007/11/30 19:08 |
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