| Literature DB >> 17028275 |
Bärbel Buchenau1, Jörg Kahnt, Ilka U Heinemann, Dieter Jahn, Rudolf K Thauer.
Abstract
The methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri synthesizes protoheme via precorrin-2, which is formed from uroporphyrinogen III in two consecutive methylation reactions utilizing S-adenosyl-L-methionine. The existence of this pathway, previously exclusively found in the sulfate-reducing delta-proteobacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris, was demonstrated for M. barkeri via the incorporation of two methyl groups from methionine into protoheme.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17028275 PMCID: PMC1698242 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01349-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490