BIOSYNTHESIS OF BIOTIN FROM DETHIOBIOTIN BY THE BIOTIN AUXOTROPH LACTOBACILLUS-PLANTARUM

被引:7
作者
BOWMAN, WC [1 ]
DEMOLL, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV KENTUCKY,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,LEXINGTON,KY 40536
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D O I
10.1128/JB.175.23.7702-7704.1993
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Lactobacillus plantarum requires biotin for growth. We show that in the presence of high levels of the biotin biosynthetic precursor, dethiobiotin, L. plantarum synthesizes biotin and grows in medium with dethiobiotin but without biotin. Lactobacillus casei also grew under similar conditions.
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页码:7702 / 7704
页数:3
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