Glycerol degradation in the thermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius involves an unusual glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Christian Schmerling, Carsten Schroeder, Xiaoxiao Zhou, Jan Bost, Bianca Waßmer, Sabrina Ninck, Tobias Busche, Lídia Montero, Farnusch Kaschani, Oliver Johannes Schmitz, Jörn Kalinowski, Markus Kaiser, Sonja‐Verena Albers, Christopher Bräsen, Bettina Siebers
This study identifies an unusual glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius involved in glycerol degradation, showing its essential role in growth on glycerol.
Communications Biology · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology