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Simultaneous formation of menaquinones and demethylmenaquinones byMicrococcus varians IAM 12146 depending on cell growth media

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Changes in the isoprenoid quinone composition ofMicrococcus varians IAM 12146 in response to growth in different media were investigated. When the bacterium was growth in an ordinary complex medium, it produced menaquinones as the sole quinones, with a dihydrogenated menaquinone with seven isoprene units as the major component, at all growth stages. On the other hand, cells grown in a chemically defined medium containing glutamate and pyruvate as carbon sources produced both menaquinones and demethylmenaquinones. The major demethylmenaquinone homologs produced were the unsaturated and dihydrogenated types with seven isoprene units. The demethylmenaquinone/menaquinone ratio in cells varied during a batch growth in the chemically defined medium. The highest ratio was found in cells at the mid-exponential phase of growth.

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    Akira Hiraishi, Junta Sugiyama & Kazuo Komagata

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Hiraishi, A., Sugiyama, J. & Komagata, K. Simultaneous formation of menaquinones and demethylmenaquinones byMicrococcus varians IAM 12146 depending on cell growth media. Current Microbiology 22, 53–58 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106213

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