Structure and Functional Characterization of Pyruvate Decarboxylase from Gluconacetobacter Diazotrophicus.
Van Zyl, L.J., Schubert, W., Tuffin, M.I., Cowan, D.A.(2014) BMC Struct Biol 14: 21
- PubMed: 25369873 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12900-014-0021-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4COK - PubMed Abstract: 
Bacterial pyruvate decarboxylases (PDC) are rare. Their role in ethanol production and in bacterially mediated ethanologenic processes has, however, ensured a continued and growing interest. PDCs from Zymomonas mobilis (ZmPDC), Zymobacter palmae (ZpPDC) and Sarcina ventriculi (SvPDC) have been characterized and ZmPDC has been produced successfully in a range of heterologous hosts. PDCs from the Acetobacteraceae and their role in metabolism have not been characterized to the same extent. Examples include Gluconobacter oxydans (GoPDC), G. diazotrophicus (GdPDC) and Acetobacter pasteutrianus (ApPDC). All of these organisms are of commercial importance.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM), University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa. vanzyllj@gmail.com.