Multiple and reversible hydrogenases for hydrogen production by Escherichia coli: Dependence on fermentation substrate, pH and the F 0F 1-ATPase

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-249

  Trchounian, Karen ^a   Poladyan, Anna ^a   Vassilian, Anait ^a   Trchounian, Armen ^a  

^a YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioenergy; F 0F 1 ATPase; Formate; Gene expression and regulation; Glucose and glycerol fermentation; Hydrogenases; pH

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYASES; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84860111473     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2012.655375     Document Type: Review

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