Decarboxylation of Pyruvate to Acetaldehyde for Ethanol Production by Hyperthermophiles
Pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC encoded by pdc) is a thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)-containing enzyme responsible for the conversion of pyruvate to acetaldehyde in many mesophilic organisms. However, no pdc/PDC homolog has yet been found in fully sequenced genomes and proteomes of hyper/thermophiles. The...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-08-01
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| Series: | Biomolecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/3/3/578 |