Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 7-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

The Autotrophic Pathway of Acetate Synthesis in Acetogenic Bacteria

The Autotrophic Pathway of Acetate Synthesis in Acetogenic Bacteria In nature acetate is a key intermediate in bacterial anaerobic degradation of organic matter (89). Biological processes of formation, utilization, and dis­ posal of acetate are therefore of considerable interest to microbiologists, biochemists , and ecologists . Acetate is a product of fermentation of various organic materials. It is also formed by a synthesis from CO2 and/or other one-carbon precursors. Bacteria that produce acetate are often termed ace415 0066-4227/86/1001-0415$02 . 00 UUNGDAHL togens. However, in the usage of this term different ways of acetate formation are not distinguished. This review emphasizes the synthesis of acetate from one-carbon compounds, and the term acetogen is reserved for bacteria that catalyze this synthesis. In 1932, Fischer et a1 (41) noticed that a bacterial culture obtained from sewage sludge could synthesize acetate from CO2 with molecular hydrogen as reducing agent. In 1940, Wieringa (151) described Clostridium aceticum, which converts sugars to acetate and synthesizes acetate from CO2 and H2. However, not much work was done with C. aceticum, and the organism was considered lost until Braun et a1 (14) recently revived it from a spore prepara­ tion found stored in the laboratory of detailed studies of acetate synthesis from CO2 have been http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Microbiology Annual Reviews

The Autotrophic Pathway of Acetate Synthesis in Acetogenic Bacteria

Ljungdhal, L G
Annual Review of Microbiology , Volume 40 (1) – Oct 1, 1986
Download PDF
36 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/annual-reviews/the-autotrophic-pathway-of-acetate-synthesis-in-acetogenic-bacteria-pk2KpBmr3C

References

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1986 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
0066-4227
eISSN
1545-3251
DOI
10.1146/annurev.mi.40.100186.002215
pmid
3096193
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

In nature acetate is a key intermediate in bacterial anaerobic degradation of organic matter (89). Biological processes of formation, utilization, and dis­ posal of acetate are therefore of considerable interest to microbiologists, biochemists , and ecologists . Acetate is a product of fermentation of various organic materials. It is also formed by a synthesis from CO2 and/or other one-carbon precursors. Bacteria that produce acetate are often termed ace415 0066-4227/86/1001-0415$02 . 00 UUNGDAHL togens. However, in the usage of this term different ways of acetate formation are not distinguished. This review emphasizes the synthesis of acetate from one-carbon compounds, and the term acetogen is reserved for bacteria that catalyze this synthesis. In 1932, Fischer et a1 (41) noticed that a bacterial culture obtained from sewage sludge could synthesize acetate from CO2 with molecular hydrogen as reducing agent. In 1940, Wieringa (151) described Clostridium aceticum, which converts sugars to acetate and synthesizes acetate from CO2 and H2. However, not much work was done with C. aceticum, and the organism was considered lost until Braun et a1 (14) recently revived it from a spore prepara­ tion found stored in the laboratory of detailed studies of acetate synthesis from CO2 have been

Journal

Annual Review of Microbiology – Annual Reviews

Published: Oct 1, 1986

There are no references for this article.