title: L-Arabinose metabolism in Rhizobium japonicum.
abstract: l-Arabinose was metabolized through an oxidative pathway by extracts of a strain of Rhizobium japonicum. The findings showed that l-arabinose is converted into 2-keto-3-deoxy-l-arabonate, which is cleaved into glycoaldehyde and pyruvate.
mesh_terms: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001089:Arabinose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002474:Cell-Free System; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D004950:Esterases / Q000378:metabolism; D006836:Hydro-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007661:Ketoses / Q000378:metabolism; D007783:Lactones / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D007661:Ketoses; D007783:Lactones; D011773:Pyruvates; D001089:Arabinose; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D004950:Esterases; D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases; D006836:Hydro-Lyases