Anaerobic oxidations of cysteate: Degradation via L-cysteate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase in Paracoccus pantotrophus

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1153-1160

  Mikosch, Carola A R M ^a   Denger, Karin ^a   Schäfer, Eva Maria ^a   Cook, Alasdair M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic desulfonation; Cysteate; Nitrate reduction; Paracoccus pantotrophus; Sulfonates

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMMONIA; CARBON; CYSTEIC ACID; FERRIC ION; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HOMOTAURINE; ISETHIONIC ACID; NITRATE; SULFATE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARACOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PARACOCCUS PANTOTROPHUS;

EID: 0032928830     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-5-1153     Document Type: Article

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