Physiological function and catalytic versatility of bacterial multihaem cytochromes c involved in nitrogen and sulfur cycling

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1864-1870

  Simon, Jörg ^a   Kern, Melanie ^a   Hermann, Bianca ^b   Einsle, Oliver ^b   Butt, Julea N ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c nitrite reductase; Cytochrome c synthase; Dissimilatory sulfite reduction; Hydrazine oxidoreductase; Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase; Multihaem cytochrome c

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C; HYDRAZINE; HYDROXYLAMINE; MULTIHAEM CYTOCHROME C; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIFICATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOGENESIS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; DETOXIFICATION; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER HEPATICUS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTON TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SULFUR CYCLING; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSIS; CYTOCHROMES C; HEME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SULFUR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 81855212394     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20110713     Document Type: Conference Paper

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