title: Analysis of the Lactobacillus metabolic pathway.
abstract: We performed analyses of the phenotypic and genotypic relationships focusing on biosyntheses of amino acids, purine/pyrimidines, and cofactors in three Lactobacillus strains. We found that Lactobacillus fermentum IFO 3956 perhaps synthesized para-aminobenzoate (PABA), an intermediate of folic acid biosynthesis, by an alternative pathway.
authors.affiliation: Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8185, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamano
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dairi
mesh_terms: D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005838:Genotype; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D052196:Levilactobacillus brevis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D052197:Limosilactobacillus fermentum / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D052200:Limosilactobacillus reuteri / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D010641:Phenotype; D011687:Purines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011687:Purines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid
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