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  • Title: Acetohydroxy acid synthase and threonine deaminase activities, and the biosynthesis of isoleucine-leucine-valine in Streptococcus bovis.
    Author: Basso AL, Ricca E, Caruso C, Ferrara L, De Felice M.
    Journal: Res Microbiol; 1993 Sep; 144(7):539-45. PubMed ID: 8310179.
    Abstract:
    Acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS) and threonine deaminase (TD) activities were found in Streptococcus bovis and shown to be involved in the biosynthesis of the branched chain amino acids isoleucine, leucine and valine. Apparent lack of repression of AHAS synthesis by the end-products and reduced sensitivity of S. bovis growth to analogues of the branched chain amino acids suggested that secretion of isoleucine, leucine and valine in the growth medium may be a consequence of the regulatory features of AHAS. A glycyl-leucine-resistant mutant with reduced TD activity secreted a reduced amount of isoleucine and an increased amount of valine, which might be a result of the reduced rate of synthesis of the isoleucine precursor alpha-ketobutyrate and of a consequent preferential carbon flow through the valine branch of the pathway.
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