RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Dürre, Peter A1 Andreesen, Jan R.YR 1982 T1 Selenium-dependent Growth and Glycine Fermentation by Clostridium purinolyticum JF Microbiology, VO 128 IS 7 SP 1457 OP 1466 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-128-7-1457 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB Clostridium purinolyticum fermented glycine as a sole carbon and energy source according to the equation: 4 Glycine + 2H2O → 3 Acetate + 2CO2 + 4NH3 The organism required adenine as a supplement and selenium compounds as micronutrients for growth. The molar growth yield on glycine was 6·5 g dry wt. Radiochemical and enzymic investigations revealed a new fermentation pathway for glycine in which 1 mol glycine was completely oxidized to CO2 and the generated reducing equivalents were used to reduce a further 3 mol glycine to acetate via the glycine reductase system. This reaction was associated with the formation of ATP., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-128-7-1457