Abstract
SYNOPSIS. The mechanism of carbohydrate metabolism was studied in homogenates of the ameba, Mayorella palestinensis. The utilization of intermediates with the formation of lactic acid as the end product of the anaerobic breakdown of the carbohydrates was established. Evidence was obtained for the presence of the main enzymes associated with the Embden‐Meyerhof glycolytic scheme. The activity of hexokinase and phosphorylase was ascertained in a M. pakstinensis homogenate. These enzymes have not yet been found among other soil amebas grown in axenic cultures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 93-96 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1965 |