Characterization of a Heme-Dependent Catalase from Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3041-3045

  Shima, Seigo ^a   Sordel Klippert, Melanie ^a   Brioukhanov, Andrei ^b   Netrusov, Alexander ^b   Linder, Dietmar ^c   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HEME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALASE; HEME; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035406386     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3041-3045.2001     Document Type: Article

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