Studies on Biological Oxidations
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Introduction ........................................................ 691 Methods ............................................................ 693 Oxidation of carbohydrates by gonococci ............................ 694 “ “ hydroxy acids .......................................... 695 “ “ ketonic “ .......................................... 698 Organic acids and other substrates not oxidized by gonococci ........ 700 Breakdown of glucose by gonococci .................................. 700 Glycolytic enzyme of gonococci .................................. 761 Lactic acid-oxidizing enzyme. ................................. 706 Pyruvic “ “ .................................. 708 Comparative rates of oxidation of glucose and its degradation products ............................................................ 709 Influence of hydrogen ion concentration ............................. 709 Discussion .......................................................... 712 Summary and conclusions ........................................... 714
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