Studies on methyl chloride dehalogenase and O-demethylase in cell extracts of the homoacetogen strain MC based on a newly developed coupled enzyme assay

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-25

  Meßmer, Michael ^a   Reinhardt, Simone ^a   Wohlfarth, Gert ^a   Diekert, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzyme activation; Homoacetogenic bacteria; Methoxylated aromatic compounds; Methyl chloride; Methyl chloride dehalogenase; Methyl tetrahydrofolate; Methylene tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase; Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase; O Demethylase; Phenylmethyl ethers; Strain MC

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; METHYL CHLORIDE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030061651     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050291     Document Type: Article

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