ED Pathway
ED Pathway: Introduction: 1) ED pathway was discovered by two scientists name Nathan Entner and Michael Duodorof. 2) It is the alternative pathway of glycolysis in which glucose is converted into pyruvate. 3) This pathway is present in prokaryotes in cytoplasm. 4) This pathway contains most of the gram-negative bacteria and some of gram-positive bacteria. 5) This pathway is first identified in pseudomonas saccharophila. 6) It contains two specific enzymes one is phosphogluconate and other is KDPG. 7) This pathway generates one ATP, one NAD and one NADPH. 8) ED pathways contain relatively low energy which contain most of their energy through oxidative phosphorylation. 9) In fermented bacterium like Zymomonas mobilis uses ED pathway under anaerobic conditions. 10) ED pathway is one of the pathways that is used by microorganisms by the wide variety of carbon-energy sources depending upon the organisms and growth conditions. 11) It occurs in both aerobi...