Tandem sulfofucolytic-sulfolactate sulfolyase pathway for catabolism of the rare sulfosugar sulfofucose
A. Stewart, J. Li, M. Lee, J. M. Lewis, M. Herisse, V. Hofferek, M. J. McConville, S. J. Pidot, N. E. Scott, S. J. Williams
This paper identifies a novel bacterial pathway for sulfofucose catabolism in Paracoccus wurundjeri, involving a sulfofucolytic Entner-Doudoroff pathway and subsequent biomineralization to sulfite.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2023Microbiology