Szewczyk E M
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lódź, Poland.
FEMS Microbiol Rev. 1992 Dec;9(2-4):165-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05834.x.
Staphylococci--chemoorganotrophic bacteria whose main habitats are human and animal organisms--can accumulate poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in their cells. The polymer is metabolized in endogenous turnovers preceding degradation of aminoacids, proteins and RNA. PHB depolymerase was not found in staphylococci but beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase was estimated, purified and characterized.
葡萄球菌是主要生存在人类和动物机体中的化能有机营养菌,其细胞内可积累聚-β-羟基丁酸(PHB)。在氨基酸、蛋白质和RNA降解之前的内源性周转过程中,该聚合物会发生代谢。在葡萄球菌中未发现PHB解聚酶,但已对β-羟基丁酸脱氢酶进行了评估、纯化和表征。