Tetrahydrofolate serves as a methyl acceptor in the demethylation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in cell extracts of sulfate-reducing bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-87

  Jansen, Michael ^a   Hansen, Theo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Desulfobacterium; Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; Methylthiopropionate; Methyltransferase; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Tetrahydrofolate

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CORRINOID; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONIC ACID; IODINE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTHIOPROPIONIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DESULFOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

EID: 0031886210     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050545     Document Type: Article

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