formaldehyde assimilation via xylulose monophosphate cycle
formaldehyde assimilation via xylulose monophosphate cycle
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.