AMP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetases in Archaea show unexpected diversity in substrate utilization

Archaea

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-107

  Ingram Smith, Cheryl ^a   Smith, Kerry S ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetate; Archaeoglobus fulgidus; Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 34250832670     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/738517     Document Type: Article

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