Biochemical and chemical studies of the components involved in the final step of methane formation in Methanobacterium
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description: The final step of methane formation in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum is a reductive demethylation of 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonic acid (CH$\sb3$-S-CoM) with reducing equivalents from 7-(mercaptoheptanoyl)-L-threonine O$\sp3$-phosphate (HS-HTP). The enzyme that catalyzes this step is the CH$\sb3$-S-CoM reductase. Bound to the enzyme (non-covalently) is the prosthetic group, native coenzyme F430, a unique nickel-containing tetrapyrrole.
abstract: The final step of methane formation in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum is a reductive demethylation of 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonic acid (CH$\sb3$-S-CoM) with reducing equivalents from 7-(mercaptoheptanoyl)-L-threonine O$\sp3$-phosphate (HS-HTP). The enzyme that catalyzes this step is the CH$\sb3$-S-CoM reductase. Bound to the enzyme (non-covalently) is the prosthetic group, native coenzyme F430, a unique nickel-containing tetrapyrrole.
author: Olson, Karl Daniel
language: eng
keywords: Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry
date published: 2011-05-07T13:57:19Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:21Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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