| Literature DB >> 3342879 |
T Oh-hama1, N J Stolowich, A I Scott.
Abstract
A cell-free extract of the anaerobic eubacterium, Clostridium thermoaceticum, catalyzes the synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) from glutamate via the C5 pathway. The enzyme reaction resembles that of higher plants and algae in cofactor requirements and sensitivity to ribonuclease. From the phylogenetic distribution it is proposed that the C5 pathway evolved earlier than the ALA synthase pathway.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3342879 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80591-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124