Catalytic properties, molecular composition and sequence alignments of pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase from the methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri (strain Fusaro)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Bock, Anne Katrin ^a   Kunow, Jasper ^b   Glasemacher, Jürgen ^a   Schönheit, Peter ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Coenzyme F420; Ferredoxin; Methanosarcina barkeri; Pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

PYRUVATE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARRHENIUS; CYANOBACTERIA; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; PROTEOBACTERIA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 0029985246     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0035n.x     Document Type: Article

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