Function and regulation of the formate dehydrogenase genes of the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2548-2554

  Wood, Gwendolyn E ^a   Haydock, Andrew K ^a   Leigh, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE ALPHA; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE BETA; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

FORMATE DEHYDROGENASES; FORMIC ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037386409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.8.2548-2554.2003     Document Type: Article

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