INVESTIGADORES
ALVAREZ Hector Manuel
capítulos de libros
Título:
Central metabolism of species of the genus Rhodococcus
Autor/es:
ALVAREZ, HÉCTOR M
Libro:
Biology of Rhodococcus
Editorial:
Springer Verlag
Referencias:
Año: 2010; p. 91 - 108
Resumen:
The
metabolism of Rhodococcus has evolved to adapt to a wide range of
nutritional conditions. This adaptation often involves the flexibility
of the central metabolism, which usually provides energy and
precursors for the biosynthesis processes, either during growth or
during nonreplicative metabolically active periods. The pathways of
central metabolism are close to identical across widely divergent
organisms, which share essentially the same metabolic network. However,
this network possesses species-specific
components, which depend on the biology of rhodococci. The central
metabolism of the members of the Rhodococcus genus in the context of
their physiology is the main topic of this chapter. An overview of the
main pathways of the central metabolism and their link with other
metabolic processes is given. The glycolytic pathways, the
gluconeogenesis and the phosphoenolpyruvatepyruvateoxalacetate node,
the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), the glyoxylate pathway, and some
litoautotrophic pathways are included.