title: Metabolism of n-butane and 2-butanone by Mycobacterium vaccae.
abstract: n-Butane was metabolized in Mycobacterium vaccae (JOB5) via terminal oxidation. This organism metabolized 2-butanone through propionate (or propionyl coenzyme A). Subterminal oxidation in M. vaccae was apparently limited to propane.
mesh_terms: D002073:Butanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002074:Butanones / Q000378:metabolism*; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism; D007523:Isocitrates; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D007652:Oxo-Acid-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; D002074:Butanones; D007523:Isocitrates; D007652:Oxo-Acid-Lyases; D003065:Coenzyme A