The role of zinc in the methylation of the coenzyme M thiol group in methanol:coenzyme M methyltransferase from methanosarcina barkeri: New insights from X-ray absorption spectroscopy

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2117-2123

  Krüer, Markus ^a   Haumann, Michael ^b   Meyer Klaucke, Wolfram ^c   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a,d   Dau, Holger ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c DESY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EXAFS; Methanogenic archaea; Methyl transferases; Thiol group alkylation; Zinc enzymes

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; HISTIDINE; LIGAND; MECOBALAMIN; MESNA; METHANOL; METHYLTRANSFERASE; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; LIGANDS; MESNA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFUR; X-RAYS; ZINC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 0036239341     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02860.x     Document Type: Article

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