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 Chapter 5 Carbon Nutrition 55 



1. Problems of Method 55 



2. Monosaccharides and Their Derivatives 60 



3. Oligosaccharides 66 



4. Polysaccharides 75 



5. Organic Acids 80 



6. The Lipids 82 



7. Other Carbon Sources 83 



8. The Concentration Factor in Carbon Nutrition 85 



9. Enzyme Induction: Adaptive Growth and the Utilization 

 of Mixed Carbon Sources 86 



10. Efficiency of Growth 89 



11. Conclusion 90 

 Bibliography 92 



4 Carbon Metabolism 99 



PART I INTRODUCTION 



Bibliography 103 



5 Carbon Metabolism 104 



PART II THE METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES AND RELATED 

 COMPOUNDS 



1. The Metabolism of Monosaccharides 104 



2. The Metabolism of Oligosaccharides 105 



3. The Metabolism of Other Glycosides 109 



4. The Metabolism of Polysaccharides 110 



5. The Metabolism of Amino Sugars 121 



6. The Metabolism of Polyhydric Alcohols 122 

 Bibliography 124 



6 Carbon Metabolism 131 



PART III ORGANIC ACIDS, LIPIDS, AND OTHER COMPOUNDS 



1. The Metabolism of Aliphatic Organic Acids 131 



2. The Metabolism of Lipids 148 



3. The Metabolism of Aromatic Compounds 164 



4. Derivatives of Pyrone 178 



5. Derivatives of Furan 180 



6. Biological Methylation 181 



7. Biological Chlorination 183 



8. Penicillin 184 

 Bibliography 187 



