Thermodynamics of formate-oxidizing metabolism and implications for H2 production

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 7393-7397

  Lim, Jae Kyu ^a,b   Bae, Seung Seob ^a,b   Kim, Tae Wan ^a   Lee, Jung Hyun ^a,b   Lee, Hyun Sook ^a,b   Kang, Sung Gyun ^a,b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; CONSERVE ENERGY; G-VALUES; GIBBS FREE ENERGY CHANGES; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; METABOLIC SYSTEMS; MINIMUM ENERGY; PRODUCTION RATES; PROTON REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

STRAIN;

FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN;

BIOENERGETICS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

FORMATES; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA; THERMOCOCCUS;

EID: 84868372169     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01316-12     Document Type: Article

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