FORMYL-METHANOFURAN SYNTHESIS IN METHANOBACTERIUM-THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM

被引:7
作者
BOBIK, TA [1 ]
DIMARCO, AA [1 ]
WOLFE, RS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT MICROBIOL, URBANA, IL 61801 USA
关键词
METHANOGENESIS; CO2; FIXATION; DISULFIDE; ENZYME ACTIVATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb04931.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The initial step of methanogenesis from CO2 is the formation of formyl-methanofuran (formyl-MFR) from methanofuran (MFR), CO2 and H-2. The enzymology of this novel type of CO2 fixation reaction has been difficult to study because formyl-MFR synthesis is subject to a complex activation. Recently, however, a number of advances have made questions regarding formyl-MFR synthesis more approachable.
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