formaldehyde assimilation via xylulose monophosphate cycle

formaldehyde assimilation via xylulose monophosphate cycle

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019648

The pathway in which formaldehyde is used as a carbon source in the xylulose monophosphate cycle. Methylotrophic yeasts, but not bacteria, utilize the xylulose monophosphate cycle to fix formaldehyde and convert it into metabolically useful organic compounds. [ https://biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=NIL&object=P185-PWY ]

Synonyms: formaldehyde assimilation via xylulose-5-phosphate cycle formaldehyde fixation cycle

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formaldehyde assimilation
xylulose 5-phosphate metabolic process