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2-ketobutyrate formate-lyase activity

Known as: KFL, TdcE 
Catalysis of the reaction: 2-oxobutanoate + coenzyme A = propionyl-CoA + formate. [MetaCyc:KETOBUTFORMLY-RXN, PMID:9484901]
National Institutes of Health

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1978-2018
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2016
2016
The glycyl-radical enzyme 2-ketobutyrate formate-lyase, TdcE, interacts specifically with the formate-translocating FNT-channel protein FocA
Formate is a major product of mixed-acid fermentation in Escherichia coli. Because formate can act as an uncoupler at high… (More)
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2013
2013
Evaluation of biodegradable plastics as solid hydrogen donors for the reductive dechlorination of fthalide by Dehalobacter species.
Biodegradable plastics (BPs) were evaluated for their applicability as sustainable and solid H(2) donors for microbial reductive… (More)
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2009
2009
A novel Dehalobacter species is involved in extensive 4,5,6,7-tetrachlorophthalide dechlorination.
The purpose of this study was the enrichment and phylogenetic identification of bacteria that dechlorinate 4,5,6,7… (More)
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2009
2009
Bright, color-tunable fluorescent dyes in the Vis/NIR region: establishment of new "tailor-made" multicolor fluorophores based on borondipyrromethene.
A new series of high-performance fluorophores named Keio Fluors (KFL), which are based on borondipyrromethene (BODIPY), are… (More)
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2009
2009
Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dibenzo-p-Dioxins in an Enrichment Culture Containing Dehalobacter Species.
The dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins was examined in an enrichment… (More)
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2008
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2008
Eliminating side products and increasing succinate yields in engineered strains of Escherichia coli C.
Derivatives of Escherichia coli C were previously described for succinate production by combining the deletion of genes that… (More)
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2007
2007
Stable carbon isotope fractionation of chloroethenes by dehalorespiring isolates.
Stable carbon isotope fractionation during the reductive dechlorination of chloroethenes by two bacterial strains that… (More)
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2004
2004
Isolation of SOS constitutive mutants of Escherichia coli.
The bacterial SOS regulon is strongly induced in response to DNA damage from exogenous agents such as UV radiation and nalidixic… (More)
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1998
1998
The glycyl radical enzyme TdcE can replace pyruvate formate-lyase in glucose fermentation.
Mutants of Escherichia coli unable to synthesize a functional pyruvate formate-lyase (PFL) are severely impaired in their… (More)
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1998
1998
Novel keto acid formate-lyase and propionate kinase enzymes are components of an anaerobic pathway in Escherichia coli that degrades L-threonine to propionate.
An immunological analysis of an Escherichia coli strain unable to synthesize the main pyruvate formate-lyase enzyme Pfl revealed… (More)
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