Bacterial distribution of the use of succinyl and acetyl blocking groups in diaminopimelic acid biosynthesis.
The use of acetate, rather than succinate, as a blocking group in diaminopimelate biosynthesis has been found only in species of the genus Bacillus.
D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D010867:Pimelic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013386:Succinates / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000085:Acetates; D010867:Pimelic Acids; D013386:Succinates