The catalytic mechanism for aerobic formation of methane by bacteria

Nature

Volumn 497, Issue 7447, 2013, Pages 132-136

  Kamat, Siddhesh S ^a   Williams, Howard J ^a   Dangott, Lawrence J ^a   Chakrabarti, Mrinmoy ^a   Raushel, Frank M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE LEVO METHIONINE; HYDROGEN; LYASE; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHATE; REACTION KINETICS;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COVALENT BOND; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROSOPUMILUS MARITIMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOCATALYSIS; DEOXYADENOSINES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN; LYASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEINS; PENTOSEPHOSPHATES; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS NITROSOPUMILUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84877584386     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12061     Document Type: Article

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