| Literature DB >> 7364716 |
L Daniels, G Fulton, R W Spencer, W H Orme-Johnson.
Abstract
The production of deuterated methane by Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum in H2O-D2O mixtures was examined by high-resolution mass spectrometry. The hydrogen in the methane arose solely from water and not from hydrogen gas. Hydrogen gas served only as an electron source in methanogenesis. A whole-cell product isotope discrimination of 1.5 favoring hydrogen over deuterium was observed in methane production in 81 atom% deuterated water. The distribution of deuterated methane species is described by a simple model of the overall reaction.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7364716 PMCID: PMC293677 DOI: 10.1128/jb.141.2.694-698.1980
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490