Hydrogen production by using Rhodobacter capsulatus mutants with genetically modified electron transfer chains

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1545-1552

  Öztürk, Yavuz ^a,c   Yücel, Meral ^a   Daldal, Fevzi ^b   Mandaci, Sevnur ^c   Gündüz, Ufuk ^a   Türker, Lemi ^a   Eroǧlu, Inci ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Research Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cytochromes c2 cy; Cytochromes cbb3 oxidase; Electron transfer chain; Hydrogen; Quinol oxidase; RegB RegA; Rhodobacter capsulatus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENZYME KINETICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CYTOCHROMES C2 / CY; CYTOCHROMES CBB3 OXIDASE; ELECTRON TRANSFER CHAIN; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 33746875178     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.06.042     Document Type: Article

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