Use of allylthiourea to produce soluble methane monooxygenase in the presence of copper

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-339

  Yu, Yinghao ^a   Ramsay, Juliana A ^a   Ramsay, Bruce A ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Polyferm Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allylthiourea; Copper; Methane; Methanol; Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b; SMMO

Indexed keywords

1-NAPTHOL; ALLYLTHIOUREA; AQUEOUS SOLUBILITIES; DRY BIOMASS; GROWTH MEDIUMS; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; METHANOTROPHS; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM OB3B; SMMO; SOLUBLE METHANE MONOOXYGENASE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; METHANE; METHANOL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COPPER;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; METHANE; METHANOL; METHANOTROPHY; SUBSTRATE; UREA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOMASS; COPPER; METHANE; METHANOL; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; OXYGENASES; SOLUBILITY; THIOUREA;

METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM;

EID: 59449104742     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1814-6     Document Type: Article

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