The formate channel FocA exports the products of mixed-acid fermentation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 13254-13259

  Lü, Wei ^a   Du, Juan ^a   Schwarzer, Nikola J ^a   Gerbig Smentek, Elke ^a   Einsle, Oliver ^a   Andrade, Susana L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Formate channel; Planar lipid bilayer

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; FORMATE CHANNEL FOCA; FORMIC ACID; HYPOPHOSPHOROUS ACID; ION CHANNEL; LACTIC ACID; NITRITE; PHOSPHITE; PYRUVIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERMENTATION; MIXED ACID FERMENTATION; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FORMATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84865197595     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1204201109     Document Type: Article

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