Glycolytic fermentation resulting in the catabolism of glucose to propionate, yielding energy in the form of ATP; an alternative to the acrylate pathway to produce propionate. [ GOC:nr https://biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=NIL&object=P108-PWY GOC:dph ]
Synonyms: succinate-propionate fermentation
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- succinate metabolic process
- propionate metabolic process
- pyruvate catabolic process
- glycolytic fermentation
- has part some propionyl-CoA:succinate CoA-transferase activity
- has part some transport-coupled glycolytic process through glucose-6-phosphate
- has part some methylmalonyl-CoA carboxytransferase activity