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Membrane D-lactate oxidase in Zymomonas mobilis: Evidence for a branched respiratory chain

  • Uldis Kalnenieks
  • , Nina Galinina
  • , Stefanie Bringer-Meyer
  • , Robert K. Poole*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jülich Research Centre
  • University of Sheffield

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Abstract

Respiratory chain composition of the ethanol-producing bacterium Zymomonas mobilis was studied. Its membrane d-lactate oxidase was characterised. With NADH, but not D-lactate as substrate, a cytochrome o-like component was seen in CO difference spectra. Chlorpromazine specifically inhibited reduction of cytochrome d, while myxothiazol eliminated the cytochrome o-like features in CO difference spectra. It is suggested that electrons from NADH are distributed between branches terminated by the cytochrome o-like component, cytochrome a, and cytochrome d. With D-lactate, electrons are transported to cytochrome a, or an unidentified CN--sensitive oxidase, and cytochrome d. Copyright (C) 1998 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-97
Number of pages7
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume168
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 1998

Keywords

  • Chlorpromazine
  • Cytochrome d
  • Cytochrome o
  • D-Lactate oxidase
  • Electron transport chain
  • Myxothiazol
  • Zymomonas mobilis

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