... coupledassay. In the presence of the reduced Fd1 and acetyl-CoA, the HE-TPP radical intermediate was formed(Figs 3F and 4B), indicating the intermediacy of the HE-TPP radical in both the oxidative and ... CO2 and the carboxylgroup of 2-oxoglutarate [44], and therefore interfereswith the detection of [14C] pyruvate. Instead, the rate of pyruvate formation was determined by monitoring the LDH-coupled ... under-standing of the metabolism of H. thermophilus. Indeed,this would enable the kinetic analysis of the POR reac-tions in both directions. In particular, the reaction rateunder physiological intracellular...