1. Many basic metabolic pathways show striking similarities throughout the bacterial, plant and animal kingdoms. 2. This reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates takes place in a series of small steps, a metabolic pathway. 3. Bacteria possess an ancient metabolic pathway that synthesizes acetic acid, a simple chemical based on two carbon atoms stuck together. 4. Even a simple bacterium like E. coli is a jungle of interconnected metabolic pathways. |
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