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JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING
Volume 97, Issue 1, Pages 45-53Publisher
SOC BIOSCIENCE BIOENGINEERING JAPAN
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70164-4
Keywords
polyhydroxyalkanoate; Paracoccus denitrificans; acetyl-coenzyme A
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A facultative methylotrophic bacterium, Paracoccus denitrificans can synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoate acids (PHA) from various alcohols. Recently, six genes, phaA, B, C, P, R, and Z, related to PHA synthesis have been cloned and characterized. PHA synthesis and the expression of phaA, B, C, P, R, and Z in P denitrificans were examined at the transcriptional and translational levels under both nitrogen-sufficient and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The results showed that PHA synthesis is not regulated at the mRNA or protein level in phaA, B, and C We also observed the condensation of acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) in the cells by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results suggest that the amount of acetyl-CoA would regulate PHA synthesis. Finally, we discuss a possible regulation mechanism for PHA synthesis in P. denitrificans.
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