Anaerobic oxidation of methane with sulfate: On the reversibility of the reactions that are catalyzed by enzymes also involved in methanogenesis from CO2

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COENZYME M S S COENZYME B DISULFIDE REDUCTASE; METHANE; METHANOPTERIN; METHYLENETETRAHYDROMETHANOPTERIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL GENOME; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; METAGENOME; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES;

EID: 79959319231     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2011.03.003     Document Type: Review

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