Phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase systems of bacteria

• Published in: Microbiological reviews Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 543 - 594
• Main Authors: Postma, P W, Lengeler, J W, Jacobson, G R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.1993

Numerous gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria take up carbohydrates through the phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP):carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS). This system transports and phosphorylates carbohydrates at the expense of PEP and is the subject of this review. The PTS consists of two general...