Utilization of acetate by Methanomonas emthanooxidans.
Methanomonas methanooxidans incorporates both carbon atoms of acetate into the glutamate and aspartate families of amino acids during growth on methane; carbon dioxide is also evolved from both carbon atoms of acetate. The distribution of carboxyl-labeled acetate incorporated into convalently bound glutamate is consistent with the operation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle in this species, and the presence of alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase was demonstrated in cell-free extracts.
D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System; D005971:Glutamates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007655:Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex / Q000032:analysis; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism; D008772:Methylococcaceae / Q000378:metabolism*
D000085:Acetates; D005971:Glutamates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D007655:Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex; D008697:Methane