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Enzymes of arginine biosynthesis in methanogenic bacteria

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Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, Methanococcus vannielii andMethanobrevibacter arboriphilus, the 3 methanogenic bacteria tested, possessed an ornithine acetyltransferase and an arginine-sensitiveN-acetylglutamate 5-phopshtransferase. These 2 enzymes, as well as acetylornithinase and ornithine carbamoyltransferase, were insensitive to oxygen and were present at activity levels comparable to the levels observed in eubacteria.

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    Present address: Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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  1. Mikrobiologisches Institut ETH, ETH-Zentrum, Weinbergstrasse 38, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research (project No. 3.287.82). We thank A. Kiener for valuable discussions.

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Meile, L., Leisinger, T. Enzymes of arginine biosynthesis in methanogenic bacteria. Experientia 40, 899–900 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952017

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