Methanogenesis by Methanosarcina acetivorans involves two structurally and functionally distinct classes of heterodisulfide reductase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 843-853

  Buan, Nicole R ^a   Metcalf, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FERREDOXIN; HETERODISULFIDE REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHANE; METHANOL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREATHING; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ARCHAEAL; MESNA; METHANOL; METHANOSARCINA; OPERON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER;

METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOSARCINALES;

EID: 76449096786     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06990.x     Document Type: Article

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