Strøm A R, Olafsen J A, Larsen H
J Gen Microbiol. 1979 Jun;112(2):315-20. doi: 10.1099/00221287-112-2-315.
Trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) stimulated both the anaerobic growth rate and the growth yield of Proteus NTHC 153. The molar growth yield from glucose and pyruvate in tryptone/yeast extract medium doubled in the presence of TMAO, and the organism grew anaerobically on the non-fermentable substrates L-lactate and formate when TMAO was added to the medium. We conclude that TMAO stimulated growth by serving as a terminal electron acceptor in an oxidative phosphorylation process.
氧化三甲胺（TMAO）刺激了变形杆菌NTHC 153的厌氧生长速率和生长产量。在胰蛋白胨/酵母提取物培养基中，葡萄糖和丙酮酸的摩尔生长产量在TMAO存在的情况下增加了一倍，并且当向培养基中添加TMAO时，该微生物能够在非发酵性底物L-乳酸盐和甲酸盐上进行厌氧生长。我们得出结论，TMAO通过在氧化磷酸化过程中作为末端电子受体来刺激生长。
