[Catabolism of amino acids in bacteria of the genus Klebsiella].

Propagation and activity level of 18 enzymes catalyzing deamination reactions of dicarboxylic and oxyamino acids and enzymes of amino acid reamination and amino acid N-acyl-derivatives' deacylation have been studied in Klebsiella bacteria. Klebsiella the most actively utilizes serin, threonine, aspartic and glutamic acids and aromatic amino acids. The first three amino acids are utilized by deamination, aromatic acids- in aminotransferase reaction with alpha-ketoglutaric acid, glutamic acid--by deamination and decarboxylation. Besides, Klebsiella actively deacylates N-acyl-derivatives of amino acids.