Accumulation of intermediates of the carbon-phosphorus lyase pathway for phosphonate degradation in phn mutants of Escherichia coli

Bjarne Hove-Jensen, Tina J. Rosenkrantz, David L. Zechel, Martin Willemoës

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Abstract

The catabolism of phosphonic acids occurs in Escherichia coli by the carbon-phosphorus lyase pathway, which is governed by the 14-cistron phn operon. Here several compounds are shown to accumulate in strains of E. coli with genetic blocks in various phn cistrons when the strains are fed with phosphonate.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume192
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)370-374
ISSN0021-9193
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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