Redox state and activity of molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide (MCD) of CO dehydrogenase from Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-208

  Tachil, Jörg ^a   Meyer, Ortwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

carboxidotrophic bacteria; CO dehydrogenase; molybdenum cofactor; molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide; pterin

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; FLAVOPROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030963378     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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