Phosphoenolpyruvate phosphomutase activity in an L-phosphonoalanine-mineralizing strain of Burkholderia cepacia

A strain of Burkholderia cepacia isolated by enrichment culture utilized L-2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (phosphonoalanine) at concentrations up to 20 mM as a carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus source in a phosphate-insensitive manner. Cells contained phosphoenolpyruvate phosphomutase activity, pr...

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Published in:Applied and environmental microbiology 1998-06, Vol.64 (6), p.2291-2294
Main Authors: TERNAN, N. G, MCGRATH, J. W, QUINN, J. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Biology of microorganisms of confirmed or potential industrial interest
Biotechnology
Burkholderia cepacia
Cells
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Mission oriented research
Phosphates
phosphoenolpyruvate phosphomutase
phosphonoalanine
phosphonopyruvate
Physiology and metabolism
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Summary:A strain of Burkholderia cepacia isolated by enrichment culture utilized L-2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (phosphonoalanine) at concentrations up to 20 mM as a carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus source in a phosphate-insensitive manner. Cells contained phosphoenolpyruvate phosphomutase activity, presumed to be responsible for cleavage of the C---P bond of phosphonopyruvate, the transamination product of L-phosphonoalanine; this was inducible in the presence of phosphonoalanine.
ISSN:0099-2240
1098-5336
DOI:10.1128/aem.64.6.2291-2294.1998