Studies in the metabolism of the strict anaerobes (genus Clostridium): The oxidation of alanine by Cl. sporogenes. IV. The reduction of glycine by Cl. sporogenes

LH Stickland - Biochemical Journal, 1935 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
LH Stickland
Biochemical Journal, 1935ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
IN the first paper of this series [Stickland, 1934] it was shown that washed suspensions of Cl.
sporogenes can catalyse reactions between various pairs of amino-acids, one amino-acid
being oxidised and the other reduced. In the second paper [Stickland, 1935] the reduction of
proline was shown to occur by rupture of the ring, giving 8-aminovaleric acid. The present
work continues the study of the chemistry of these reactions and deals with the oxidation of
alanine and the reduction of glycine.
IN the first paper of this series [Stickland, 1934] it was shown that washed suspensions of Cl. sporogenes can catalyse reactions between various pairs of amino-acids, one amino-acid being oxidised and the other reduced. In the second paper [Stickland, 1935] the reduction of proline was shown to occur by rupture of the ring, giving 8-aminovaleric acid. The present work continues the study of the chemistry of these reactions and deals with the oxidation of alanine and the reduction of glycine.
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