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Oxidation Of 2,5-Diketogluconate by a Cell-free Enzyme Preparation from Acetobacter Melanogenum

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IT has been reported by Katznelson et al. 1 that ‘old’ intact cells and cell-free extracts of Acetobacter melanogenum oxidize glucose to gluconate, 2-ketogluconate and finally to 2,5-diketogluconate. We have obtained evidence that this last compound can be oxidized further.

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DATTA, A., KATZNELSON, H. Oxidation Of 2,5-Diketogluconate by a Cell-free Enzyme Preparation from Acetobacter Melanogenum . Nature 179, 153–154 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179153a0

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