Methanol:coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanosarcina barkeri - Substitution of the corrinoid harbouring subunit MtaC by free cob(I)alamin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 674-681

  Sauer, Karin ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Cobinamide; Coenzyme M; Methane formation; Methanogenic archaea; Methanosarcina barkeri; Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; COBINAMIDE; CORRINOID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MECOBALAMIN; METHANOL; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COENZYME; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLATION; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; COBAMIDES; CORRINOIDS; IMIDAZOLES; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PORPHYRINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0033135588     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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