Function of H2-forming methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum in coenzyme F420 reduction with H2

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 206-210

  Afting, C ^a,b   Hochheimer, A ^a,b   Thauer, R K ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coenzyme F420; Hydrogenases; Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum; N5,N10 Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin; Nickel limited chemostat culture

Indexed keywords

FLAVOPROTEIN; HYDROGENASE; METHANOPTERIN; NICKEL; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMOSTAT; COENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

EID: 0031909497     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050562     Document Type: Article

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