A 13C-NMR study of the mechanism of bacterial metabolism of monomethyl sulfate

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 620-625

  Higgins, Timothy P ^a   Hewlins, Michael J E ^a   White, Graham F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Methylotroph; Monomethyl sulfate; Monooxygenation; Sulfatase

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPHOMICROBIUM; AGROBACTERIUM;

CYCLOPROPANOL; METHYL SULFATE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (ACCEPTOR); ENZYME INHIBITOR; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; HYPHOMYCETES; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHIZOBIUM; BACTERIUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; BACTERIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHERS, CYCLIC; FORMALDEHYDE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RHIZOBIUM; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 0029670344     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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