New roles for CO2 in the microbial metabolism of aliphatic epoxides and ketones

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-187

  Ensign, Scott A ^a   Small, Frederick J ^a   Allen, Jeffrey R ^a   Sluis, Miriam K ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetone; Bacterial metabolism; Carboxylase; CO2 fixation; Epoxide; Epoxyalkane; Xanthobacter

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBOXYLASE; EPOXIDE; KETONE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; OXOACID; ACETONE CARBOXYLASE; ALKENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLYASE; EPOXIDE CARBOXYLASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SHORT SURVEY; XANTHOBACTER; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PARACOCCUS PANTOTROPHUS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOMICROBIUM VANNIELII; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; THIOCYSTIS; XANTHOBACTER;

ACETONE; ALKENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXY-LYASES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; KETONES;

EID: 0031594144     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050558     Document Type: Short Survey

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