%0 Journal Article %A Pearce, Amanda K. %A Booth, Ian R. %A Brown, Alistair J. P. %T Genetic manipulation of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels affects the extent to which benzoic acid inhibits the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae %D 2001 %J Microbiology, %V 147 %N 2 %P 403-410 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-147-2-403 %K Pfk1, PF1K α subunit %K phosphofructokinase %K PF2K, phosphofructo-2-kinase %K Pyk1, pyruvate kinase %K benzoic acid %K F26BPase, fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase %K Yeast physiology %K PF1K, 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase %K Pfk26 and Pfk27, PF2K isozymes %K Pfk2, PF1K β subunit %K glycolysis %I Microbiology Society, %X The mechanisms by which the weak acid preservative benzoic acid inhibits the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been investigated. A reduction in the pyruvate kinase level, which decreases glycolytic flux, did not increase the sensitivity of yeast to benzoic acid. However, a decrease in 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PF1K), which does not affect glycolytic flux, did increase sensitivity to benzoic acid. Also, resistance was increased by elevating PF1K levels. Hence, resistance to benzoic acid was not dependent upon optimum glycolytic flux, but upon an adequate PF1K activity. Benzoic acid was shown to depress fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels in YKC14, a mutant with low PF1K levels. This effect was partially suppressed by overexpressing constitutively active 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (Pfk26Asp644) or by inactivating fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (in a Δfbp26 mutant). The inactivation of PF2K (in a Δpfk26 Δpfk27 mutant) increased benzoic acid sensitivity. Therefore, the antimicrobial effects of benzoic acid can be relieved, at least in part, by the genetic manipulation of PF1K or fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-147-2-403