Activation and reaction kinetics of the dimethylamine/coenzyme M methyltransfer in Methanosarcina barkeri strain Fusaro

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 597-602

  Wassenaar, Roel W ^a   Keltjens, Jan T ^a   Van Der Drift, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corrinoid enzymes; Dimethylamine; Methanogenesis; Methanosarcina barkeri; Reductive activation

Indexed keywords

CORRINOID; DIMETHYLAMINE; MESNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI STR. FUSARO;

EID: 0032403894     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580597.x     Document Type: Article

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