Metabolism of methanesulfonic acid involves a multicomponent monooxygenase enzyme

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-260

  Higgins, Timothy P ^a   Davey, Margaret ^a   Trickett, Jim ^b   Kelly, Don P ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alkyl sulfonates; C1 metabolism; Methanesulfonic acid MSA; Methylotrophy; Multicomponent enzyme

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; MESYLIC ACID; METHANOL; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030023379     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-2-251     Document Type: Article

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