Heme biosynthesis in Methanosarcina barkeri via a pathway involving two methylation reactions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 8666-8668

  Buchenau, Bärbel ^a   Kahnt, Jörg ^a   Heinemann, Ilka U ^b   Jahn, Dieter ^b   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; METHIONINE; METHYL GROUP; PRECORRIN 2; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UROPORPHYRINOGEN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; HEME SYNTHESIS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; HEME; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHIONINE; METHYLATION; UROPORPHYRINOGENS; UROPORPHYRINS;

ARCHAEA; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33845456591     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01349-06     Document Type: Article

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