Advances in the function and regulation of hydrogenase in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 19938-19951

  Cassier Chauvat, Corinne ^a   Veaudor, Théo ^a   Chauvat, Franck ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Bioproduction; Cyanobacteria; Cysteine oxidation; Electron transport; Ferredoxin; Hydrogen; Oxidative stress; Regulation; Sugar stress

Indexed keywords

ABRB1 PROTEIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HOX PROTEIN; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; LEXA PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN; PROTON; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SULFITE REDUCTASE; THIOREDOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; FERREDOXIN; GLUTATHIONE;

CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRESS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE; GLUTATHIONYLATION; METABOLITE; METAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SYNECHOCYSTIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYSTEINE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERREDOXINS; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84908315421     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151119938     Document Type: Review

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