Glyoxylate conversion by Hyphomicrobium species grown on allantoin as nitrogen source.
Glyoxylate, formed as a result of allantoin degradation, is converted by Hyphomicrobium species to glycerate via tartronate semialdehyde. Glyoxylate carboligase and tartronate semialdehyde reductase, the two enzymes involved, are present only in cells grown on allantoin as nitrogen source.
D000481:Allantoin / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D005988:Glyceric Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006038:Glyoxylates / Q000378:metabolism; D013646:Tartronates / Q000378:metabolism
D005988:Glyceric Acids; D006038:Glyoxylates; D013646:Tartronates; C027028:tartronate semialdehyde; D000481:Allantoin; C031150:glyoxylic acid