Biological methane oxidation: Regulation, biochemistry, and active site structure of particulate methane monooxygenase

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 147-164

  Lieberman, Raquel L ^a   Rosenzweig, Amy C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Membrane protein; Metalloenzyme; Methanotroph; pMMO

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; IRON; METAL ION; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; METHANOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIAL GENE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROXYLATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOLUBILIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COPPER; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGENASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOCOCCUS; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; METHYLOSINUS; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 4444257275     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230490475507     Document Type: Review

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