Reconstitution of trimethylamine-dependent coenzyme M methylation with the trimethylamine corrinoid protein and the isozymes of methyltransferase II from Methanosarcina barkeri

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 846-852

  Ferguson Jr , Donald Jay ^a   Krzycki, Joseph Adrian ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; CORRINOID; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ISOENZYME; MESNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PARAQUAT; PROTEIN; TITANIUM; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14444276994     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.846-852.1997     Document Type: Article

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