Biosynthesis of the 3-acetyl and 131-oxo groups of bacteriochlorophyll a in the facultative aerobic bacterium, Rhodovulum sulfidophilum: The presence of both oxygenase and hydratase pathways for isocyclic ring formation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 185-191

  Porra, Robert J ^a   Urzinger, Markus ^b   Winkler, Johannes ^b   Bubenzer, Claudia ^a   Scheer, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 acetyl formation; Bacteriochlorophyll a; Biosynthesis; Isocyclic ring E formation; Oxygenase catalyzed and hydratase catalyzed cyclization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; HYDROLYASE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN 18; OXYGENASE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; DARKNESS; HYDRO-LYASES; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; OXYGENASES; RHODOBACTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER; RHODOVULUM SULFIDOPHILUM;

EID: 0032188951     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2570185.x     Document Type: Article

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