title: A study of the maloalcoholic fermentation pathway in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
abstract: The pathway of the maloalcoholic fermentation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe was investigated by a 1H-, 2H- and 13C-n.m.r.-spectroscopic study of hydrogen and deuterium distribution on the ethanol produced by S. pombe from L-malic acid in 2H2O and from L-[2-2H]malic acid. Our findings rule out a double-decarboxylation mechanism and agree with a pathway that involves acetaldehyde as intermediate.
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008293:Malates / Q000378:metabolism*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008293:Malates; D000431:Ethanol; C030298:malic acid