This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Baginsky, M. L. Articles by Rodwell, V. W. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Baginsky, M. L. Articles by Rodwell, V. W.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

J Bacteriol. 1967 October; 94(4): 1034-1039
Copyright © 1967 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Metabolism of Pipecolic Acid in a Pseudomonas Species V. Pipecolate Oxidase and Dehydrogenase

^a Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94122

ABSTRACT

Oxidation of pipecolate to ¹-piperideine-6-carboxylate is catalyzed by pipecolate oxidase, an inducible, membrane-bound dehydrogenase associated with the electron transport components of Pseudomonas putida P2. From the oxidase, we obtained a smaller particle containing flavine adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and cytochrome b, but no longer able to catalyze electron transfer to oxygen or to cytochrome c. Certain properties of this L-pipecolate dehydrogenase, an FAD-flavoprotein, are reported.

¹ Present address: Division of Biochemistry, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, Calif. 92037.

² Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 47907.

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Gouffi, K., Bernard, T., Blanco, C. (2000). Osmoprotection by Pipecolic Acid in Sinorhizobium meliloti: Specific Effects of D and L Isomers. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 2358-2364 [Abstract] [Full Text]