Methanol:coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanosarcina barkeri. Zinc dependence and thermodynamics of the methanol:cob(I)alamin methyltransferase reaction

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 280-285

  Sauer, Karin ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coenzyme M; Corrinoid enzyme; Methanogenesis from methanol; Methyltransferase; Zinc enzyme

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 0030879503     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00280.x     Document Type: Article

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