Identification and characterization of the (alpha)-acetolactate synthase gene from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis

• Published in: Applied and environmental microbiology Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 1390
• Main Authors: Marugg, Joey D, Goelling, Detlef, Stahl, Ulf, Ledeboer, Aat M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Society for Microbiology 01.04.1994
• Subjects: Bacteria; Cellular biology; Genes; Metabolism; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance

C NMR analysis was used to examine the conversion of 3-13C-labelled pyruvate in an acetoin-producing clone from Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis biovar diacetylactis. Results indicated that alpha-acetolactate was the first metabolic product formed from pyruvate.