Discovery of multiple modified F430 coenzymes in methanogens and anaerobic methanotrophic archaea suggests possible new roles for F430 in nature

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 6403-6412

  Allen, Kylie D ^a   Wegener, Gunter ^b   White, Robert H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTIC FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

FACTOR F430; METALLOPORPHYRIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EURYARCHAEOTA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS; PROCEDURES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; EURYARCHAEOTA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALLOPORPHYRINS; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 84907279948     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02202-14     Document Type: Article

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