THE ACETIC ACID BACTERIA 



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ATP 



Mg/ 



Glycerol Sorbitol Glucose 



\ DPN / \ TPN 



Glycerol-CK-P DHA D -Fructose L-Sorbose 

 DPN^ 



ATP 



Glucose-6-P 



Pentose 

 cycle 



TPN 



Fructose-6-P 6-P-Gluconate 



/TPN 

 DPN 



DPT 



Mg 



CH3CHO 



DPT 

 DPN 



CH3COOH 



Fructose- 1,6-di-P Ribose-5-P 



ATP 

 Ribose 



O OH 



II I 



,A ., w f • ^ C— C— C— COOH ^Valine 



(Acetolactate-forming enzyme I) 1 



CH3 



/ (Acetoin-forming enzyme I) 



CH3COCOOH 



CH,CHO 



(Acetoin-forming enzyme II) 



O OH 



II I 



^ c— c— c— c 



CoASH 



-^ CHaC^SCoA 



No citrate 



No acetyl 

 sulfanilamide 



Fig. 1.4. Carbohydrate dissimilation in soluble extracts of A. sub- 

 oxydans. 



