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Mikrobielle Verwertung von Methanol

Eigenschaften der Formaldehyddehydrogenase und der Formiatdehydrogenase aus Candida boidinii

Microbial assimilation of methanol

Properties of formaldehyde dehydrogenase and formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii

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The oxidation of formaldehyde to carbon dioxide in cell-free extracts of methanol-grown Candida boidinii has been investigated. A specific NAD-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase requiring reduced glutathione has been partially purified. Furthermore, a NAD-linked formate dehydrogenase was found in cell-free extracts. The synthesis of these two enzymes is induced by methanol and repressed by glucose. The possible significance of these enzymes in the energy-generating system is discussed.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Biochemie und Biotechnologie der Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Stöckheim bei Braunschweig

    Hermann Sahm & Fritz Wagner

  2. Gesellschaft für Molekularbiologische Forschung, Stöckheim bei Braunschweig

    Hermann Sahm & Fritz Wagner

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Sahm, H., Wagner, F. Mikrobielle Verwertung von Methanol. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 90, 263–268 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424978

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