Hydrocarbon monooxygenase in Mycobacterium: Recombinant expression of a member of the ammonia monooxygenase superfamily

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 171-182

  Coleman, Nicholas V ^a   Le, Nga B ^a   Ly, Mai A ^a   Ogawa, Hitoha E ^a   McCarl, Victoria ^a   Wilson, Neil L ^a   Holmes, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alkane; ammonia monooxygenase; biogeochemistry; hydrocarbon monooxygenase; methane monooxygenase; Mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; AMMONIA; COPPER; METHANE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALKANE; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITION; MEMBRANE; METHANE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECOMBINATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY;

ALKANES; AMMONIA; COPPER; METHANE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 84355161764     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.98     Document Type: Article

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