Assays

L. lactis, E. faecalis and S. pyogenes are referred to as LAB because of the fact that in the presence of glucose lactate is produced as the main fermentation product . This metabolic pathway is relatively inefficient, since only 2 ATP are generated from one glucose molecule. All three LAB possess the genetic make up for mixed acid fermentation, a more effective way of fermentation generating 3 ATP per molecule of glucose. All three genomes reveal (at least) two genes encoding a lactate dehydrogenase ...

L. lactis, S. pyogenes and E. faecalis were grown in C-limited chemostat cultures at various pH's and dilution rates. General flux distribution, yields and other physiological factors were studied.

Determination of essential amino acids for Streptococcus pyogenes

S. pyogenes wildetype, an arcA- and a glnA-deletion mutants were grown in CDM-LAB cultures at pH 6.5 and 7.5 and at a growth rate of 0.05

In order to construct an in vivo-like buffer for S. pyogenes, the intracellular concentrations of Fe, K, Mg, Mn Na, P and S elements were determined via ICP-AES (inductively coupled plasma atomic emissionspectroscopy) method at the Institute of Land Use, University of Rostock. The samples for the analysis were obtained from a steady state culture grown on CDM-LAB with glucose.

Measurements on Km, Vmax and allosteric activation or inhibition of the heterologously expressed (E. coli) and purifiied main L-lactate dehydrogenase

S. pyogenes was grown in rich medium, strongly concentrated and glucose-pulsed in a MES buffer. Intracellular metabolite concentration is followed in time.

Despite high similarity in sequence and catalytic properties, the L-lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) display differences in their regulation which may arise from their adaptation to different habitats. We combined experimental and computational approaches to investigate the effects of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP), phosphate (Pi) and ionic strength (NaCl concentration) on 6 LDHs from 4 LABs studied at pH 6 and pH 7. We find: (1) The extent of activation by FBP (Kact) ...

Metabolic network of S. pyogenes including primary metabolism, polysaccharide metabolism, purine and pyrimidine biosoynthesis, teichoic acid biosynthesis, fatty acid and phospholipid bioynthesis, amino acid metabolism, vitamins and cofactors