The anaerobic chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucose into butanediol; effected by some members of the Enterobacteriaceae, e.g. Enterobacter, Erwinia, Klebsiella, and Serratia. [ GOC:dph https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 GOC:nr ]
Synonyms: butanediol fermentation glucose fermentation to butanediol glucose catabolic process to butanediol
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- glucose metabolic process
- butanediol metabolic process
- glycolytic fermentation
- has part some acetolactate decarboxylase activity
- has part some acetolactate synthase activity
- has part some diacetyl reductase ((R)-acetoin forming) (NAD+) activity
- has part some (R,R)-butanediol dehydrogenase activity