title: 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate, an intermediate in the fermentation of gluconate by clostridia.
abstract: Five clostridial species were found to ferment gluconate via 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate which subsequently is phosphorylated to yield 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate (KDPG). This compound is then cleaved by KDPG aldolase.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D005942:Gluconates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006836:Hydro-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005942:Gluconates; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D006836:Hydro-Lyases; D005947:Glucose