Methoxyl groups of lignin are essential carbon donors in C1 metabolism of Sphingobium sp. SYK-6

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Sonoki, Tomonori ^a   Masai, Eiji ^c   Sato, Kanna ^b   Kajita, Shinya ^b   Katayama, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lignin biodegradation; O demethylation; One carbon metabolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIGNIN; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SPHINGOMONADACEAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TETRAHYDROFOLATES; VANILLIC ACID;

SPHINGOBIUM;

EID: 70349673793     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800367     Document Type: Article

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