Loss of the mtr operon in Methanosarcina blocks growth on methanol, but not methanogenesis, and reveals an unknown methanogenic pathway

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 102, Issue 30, 2005, Pages 10664-10669

  Welander, Paula V ^a   Metcalf, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyltransferase; Mutant

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; COENZYME M METHYLTRANSFERASE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; N5 METHYLTETRAHYDROSARCINAPTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DELETION MUTANT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE FUNCTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MTR OPERON; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

CARBON ISOTOPES; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; METHANE; METHANOL; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OPERON; SODIUM ACETATE;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI STR. FUSARO;

EID: 23044513880     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0502623102     Document Type: Article

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