Enzymic and genetic basis for bacterial growth on malonate

Molecular Microbiology
P Dimroth, H Hilbi

Abstract

Various bacteria are able to grow aerobically or anaerobically on malonate as sole source of carbon and energy. Independent of the mechanism for energy conservation, the decarboxylation of malonate is the key reaction in the decomposition of this compound. To achieve malonate decarboxylation under physiological conditions, the substrate must be converted into an activated (thioester) derivative. We report here on the malonate decarboxylases of Malonomonas rubra and Klebsiella pneumoniae. These enzymes perform an interesting substrate activation mechanism by generating a malonyl thioester with the enzyme. Formation of the malonyl-S-enzyme involves an 'activation module' that comprises the acetylation of a specific thiol group of an acyl carrier protein (ACP) and the transfer of the ACP moiety to malonate, yielding malonyl-S-ACP and acetate. The malonyl-S-ACP is subsequently decarboxylated with regeneration of the acetyl-ACP. The malonate activation mechanism is related to the activation of citrate by citrate lyase. The relationship extends to the identical 2'-(5''-phosphoribosyl)-3'-dephospho-CoA thiol cofactor that is bound covalently to the corresponding ACP subunit. In Klebsiella pneumoniae, malonate is decarboxylated by a wa...Continue Reading

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