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      Taurine Metabolism I
Escherichia coli
          Metabolic Pathway
          
        
          Taurine is incorporated into the cytoplasm through a taurine ABC transporter. Once inside the cytoplasm, taurine interacts with an oxoglutaric acid and an oxygen through a taurine dioxygenase resulting in the release of succinic acid, sulfite , aminoacetaldehyde and carbon dioxide.
        
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      Taurine Metabolism I References
Eichhorn E, van der Ploeg JR, Kertesz MA, Leisinger T: Characterization of alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent taurine dioxygenase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 1997 Sep 12;272(37):23031-6.
                  Pubmed: 9287300
              van der Ploeg JR, Weiss MA, Saller E, Nashimoto H, Saito N, Kertesz MA, Leisinger T: Identification of sulfate starvation-regulated genes in Escherichia coli: a gene cluster involved in the utilization of taurine as a sulfur source. J Bacteriol. 1996 Sep;178(18):5438-46.
                  Pubmed: 8808933
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