Purification and characterization of fumarase from the syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacterium strain MP0B

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-131

  Van Kuijk, Bernardina L M ^a   Van Loo, Nico Dirk ^a   Arendsen, Alexander F ^a   Hagen, Wilfred R ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation; Fumarase; Fumarate fermentation; Iron sulfur cluster; Propionate oxidation; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE HYDRATASE; IRON; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFUR;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUMARATE HYDRATASE; FUMARATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MALATES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PROPIONATES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029892337     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050307     Document Type: Article

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