NADPH-dependent L-sorbose reductase is responsible for L-sorbose assimilation in Gluconobacter suboxydans IFO 3291

J Bacteriol. 2002 Feb;184(3):861-3. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.3.861-863.2002.

Abstract

The NADPH-dependent L-sorbose reductase (SR) of L-sorbose-producing Gluconobacter suboxydans IFO 3291 contributes to intracellular L-sorbose assimilation. The gene disruptant showed no SR activity and did not assimilate the once-produced L-sorbose, indicating that the SR functions mainly as an L-sorbose-reducing enzyme in vivo and not as a D-sorbitol-oxidizing enzyme.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases / genetics
  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases / metabolism*
  • Gluconobacter / enzymology*
  • Models, Biological
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Sorbitol / metabolism
  • Sorbose / metabolism*

Substances

  • Sorbitol
  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases
  • NADPH-dependent L-sorbose dehydrogenase
  • Sorbose

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AB063188