ASPARTIC ACID DECARBOXYLATION BY RHIZOBIUM TRIFOLII
- 1 February 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 57 (2), 267-268
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.57.2.267-268.1949
Abstract
The enzymatic decarboxylation of aspartic acid by utilizing a microbiological assay for beta-alanine as an index of decarboxylation is briefly discussed. Beta-alanine is produced in small quantities. Production of beta-alanine from aspartic acid appears to be a linear function and is indicative of enzymatic action. The small quantities produced suggest the reason for the negative results utilizing the measurement of CO2 production by the conventional Warburg technique.Keywords
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