Non‐enzymatic ammonia formation from glutamine under growth conditions for Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

Glutamine was found to be converted to NH3 and pyroglutamic acid (5‐oxo‐2‐pyrrolidine carboxylic acid; 5‐oxoproline) under conditions of growth for Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum at rates sufficient to satisfy the organism's nitrogen requirements.

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 1987-02, Vol.40 (2‐3), p.179-181
Main Authors: Friedmann, Herbert C., Thauer, Rudolf K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ammonia
Ammonia assimilation
Ammonia formation
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glutamine
Metabolism. Enzymes
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum
Microbiology
Pyroglutamate
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Summary:Glutamine was found to be converted to NH3 and pyroglutamic acid (5‐oxo‐2‐pyrrolidine carboxylic acid; 5‐oxoproline) under conditions of growth for Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum at rates sufficient to satisfy the organism's nitrogen requirements.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02021.x