Abstract
The hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus metabolises glucose and galactose by a promiscuous non-phosphorylative variant of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, in which a series of enzymes have sufficient substrate promiscuity to permit the metabolism of both sugars. Recently, it has been proposed that the part-phosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway occurs in parallel in S. solfataricus as an alternative route for glucose metabolism. In this report we demonstrate, by in vitro kinetic studies of D-2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDG) kinase and KDG aldolase, that the part-phosphorylative pathway in S. solfataricus is also promiscuous for the metabolism of both glucose and galactose.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6865 - 6869 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 579 |
Issue number | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |