Alanine dehydrogenase in mycobacteria--a preliminary report.

Abstract

Various mycobacterial species namely M. phlei, M. vaccae, M. scrofulaceum, M. avium and M. tuberculosis have been investigated for the presence of enzyme alanine dehydrogenase which could be important for utilization of alanine by TCA cycle. It was found that alanine dehydrogenase was present in all species of mycobacteria tested irrespective of the fact whether they are rapid or slow growers. Electrophoretic mobilities of alanine dehydrogenase from different species of mycobacteria were not found to be significant for taxonomical differentiation of rapid and slow growers.

• Authors: K B Kannan, V M Katoch, V P Bharadwaj, V D Sharma, A K Dutta, K Venkatesan
• Journal: Indian journal of leprosy (Indian J Lepr) 1984 Jan-Mar Vol. 56 Issue 1 Pg. 98-101 ISSN: 0254-9395 [Print] India
• PMID: 6434642 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Amino Acid Oxidoreductases
• Alanine Dehydrogenase

Topics

• Alanine Dehydrogenase
• Amino Acid Oxidoreductases (metabolism)
• Humans
• Mycobacterium (enzymology)
• Mycobacterium avium (enzymology)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (enzymology)
• Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (enzymology)
• Species Specificity