Effect of copper speciation on whole-cell soluble methane monooxygenase activity in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3B

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1730-1733

  Morton, John D ^a   Hayes, Kim F ^a   Semrau, Jeremy D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EDETIC ACID; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CHELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METAL BINDING; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; NONHUMAN;

BUFFERS; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; DIPHOSPHATES; EDETIC ACID; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; OXYGENASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 0034033850     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1730-1733.2000     Document Type: Article

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