The phosphoketolase pathway in Lactobacillus pentosus.

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Chapter 1 General introduction

Chapter 2 Purification of xylulose 5-phosphate phosphoketolase, and cloning, sequencing and functional expression of the encoding gene, xpkA, from Lactobacillus pentosus MD363

Chapter 3 Cloning, sequencing and functional characterization of acKa, the gene encoding acetat kinase from Lactobacillus pentosus MD363

Chapter 4 Association of xylulose 5-phosphate phosphoketolase synthesis and activity with heterofermentative growth in lactobacilli

Chapter 5 A xylulose 5-phosphate phosphoketolase-like protein was found in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, however no phosphoketolase activity could be detected

Chapter 6 Summary and concluding remarks - nederlandse samenvatting

References

De fosfoketolase-route in Lactobacullys pentosus - een samenvatting voor niet biologen

Dankwoord

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