Alginates are a family of polymers composed of guluronate and mannuronate monomers
joined by β (1–4) links. The different types of alginates have variations in their monomer …

Glucose catabolism of P seudomonas putida is carried out exclusively through the E ntner–
D oudoroff (ED) pathway due to the absence of 6‐phosphofructokinase. In order to activate …

Although DNA is the ultimate repository of biological information, deployment of its
instructions is constrained by the metabolic and physiological status of the cell. To this end …

Background Accumulation of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), a persistent trait throughout
the whole Tree of Life, is claimed to play a fundamental role in enduring environmental …

P seudomonas putida KT 2440 is a metabolically versatile soil bacterium useful both as a
model biodegradative organism and as a host of catalytic activities of biotechnological …

The nitrogen-related phosphotransferase system (PTSNtr) of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
viciae 3841 transfers phosphate from PEP via PtsP and NPr to two output regulators, ManX …

In most bacteria, efficient use of carbohydrates is primarily mediated by the
phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP): carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS), which …

Abstract Fructose-1-phosphate (F1P) is the preferred effector of the catabolite
repressor/activator (Cra) protein of the soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida but its ability to …

Neisseria meningitidis, an exclusively human pathogen and the leading cause of bacterial
meningitis, must adapt to different host niches during human infection. N. meningitidis can …

Ketofructose (5‐KF) is a promising low‐calorie natural sweetener with the potential to
reduce health problems caused by excessive sugar consumption. It is formed by periplasmic …