Glycerol degradation in the thermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius involves an unusual glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
C. Schmerling, C. Schroeder, X. Zhou, T. Busche, J. Kalinowski, L. Montero, O. Schmitz, F. Kaschani, S. Ninck, M. Kaiser, J. Bost, B. Wassmer, S.-V. Albers, B. Siebers, C. Braesen
This study identifies an unusual glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius involved in glycerol degradation, showing its essential role in growth on glycerol.
bioRxiv · Feb 29, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology