ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Acylate reduction
;
Clostridium formicoaceticum
;
Carbon monoxide
;
Formate
;
Artificial mediators
;
Viologens
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Crude extracts or supernatants of broken cells of Clostridium formicoaceticum reduce unbranched, branched, saturated and unsaturated carboxylates at the expense of carbon monoxide to the corresponding alcohols. The presence of viologens with redox potentials varying from E 0′=-295 to-650 mV decreased the rate of propionate reduction. The more the propionate reduction was diminished the more formate was formed from carbon monoxide. The lowest propionate reduction and highest formate formation was observed with methylviologen. The carbon-carbon double bond of E-2-methyl-butenoate was only hydrogenated when a viologen was present. Formate as electron donor led only in the presence of viologens to the formation of propanol from propionate. The reduction of propionate at the expense of a reduced viologen can be followed in cuvettes. With respect to propionate Michaelis Menten behavior was observed. Experiments are described which lead to the assumption that the carboxylates are reduced in a non-activated form. That would be new type of biological reduction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00408311
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