anaplerotic reaction

biochemistry
Also known as: anaplerosis

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archaea

  • archaea
    In archaea: Characteristics of the archaea

    …represents a unique type of anaplerosis (the process of replenishing supplies of metabolic intermediates; in this instance the intermediate is methylaspartate). Halophilic archaeans, which include Haloarcula marismortui, a model organism used in scientific research, are thought to have acquired the unique set of genes for the methylaspartate pathway via a…

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role in metabolism