Pathways of energy conservation in methanogenic archaea

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-163

  Deppenmeier, U ^a   Muller V ^a   Gottschalk, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATP synthase; CO dehydrogenase; Formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase; Heterodisulfide reductase; Hydrogenase; Methanobacterium; Methanosarcina; Methyltransferase; Proton motive force; Sodium motive force

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 0029967858     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01692856     Document Type: Review

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