Effects of electron transport inhibitors and uncouplers on the oxidation of ferrous iron and compounds interacting with ferric iron in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 695-703

  Chen, Yongqiang ^a,b   Suzuki, Isamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Electron transport; Uncouplers; Uphill electron transport pathway

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IRON ALLOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; UNCOUPLERS; UPHILL ELECTRON TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

2 HEPTYL 4 HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; AMOBARBITAL; ANTIMYCIN A1; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; MEPACRINE; MYXOTHIAZOL; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); ROTENONE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; IRON; NAD; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29144487145     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-051     Document Type: Article

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