title: [Carbon metabolism of filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria of the family Oscillochloridaceae].
abstract: The carbon metabolism of representatives of the family Oscillochloridaceae (Oscillochloris trichoides DG6 and the recent isolates Oscillochloris sp. R, KR, and BM) has been studied. Based on data from an inhibitory analysis of autotrophic CO2 assimilation and measurements of the activities of the enzymes involved in this process, it is concluded that, in all Oscillochloris strains, CO2 fixation occurs via the operation of the Calvin cycle. Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), which is formed in this cycle, can be involved in the metabolism via the following reaction sequence: PEP (+ CO2) --> oxalacetate --> malate --> fumarate --> succinate --> succinyl-CoA (+ CO2) --> 2-oxoglutarate (+ CO2) --> isocitrate. Acetate, utilized as and additional carbon source, can be carboxylated to pyruvate by pyruvate synthase and further involved in the metabolism via the above reaction sequence. Propionyl-CoA synthase and malonyl-CoA reductase, the key enzymes of the 3-hydroxypropionate cycle, have not been detected in Oscillochloris representatives.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Keppen
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Krasil'nikova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ugol'kova
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Ivanovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D041862:Chloroflexi / Q000378:metabolism*; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate / Q000378:metabolism; D050743:Pyruvate Synthase
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D003470:Culture Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C454539:malonyl-Coa reductase; D007658:Ketone Oxidoreductases; D050743:Pyruvate Synthase; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; C068072:propionate - CoA ligase