title: The molecular biology of formate metabolism in enterobacteria.
abstract: Formate is the signature compound in the anaerobic metabolism of Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria. Its synthesis and degradation is integrated in a net-work of metabolic routes which are elegantly regulated to adjust the carbon flux to the metabolic needs. This review summarises the information on the biochemistry of synthesis and degradation of formate, on the genetics of the members of the regulon and on the mechanism underlying the regulation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Munich.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonhartsberger
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Korsa
authors.forename: August
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böck
mesh_terms: D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005561:Formates / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D018085:Regulon / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid