Back to Search
Start Over
Purification and characterization of a tungsten-containing formate dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas
- Source :
- Biochemistry. Dec 7, 1999, Vol. 38 Issue 49, p16366, 7 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1999
-
Abstract
- Researchers report one of the few known sulfate-reducing bacteria that uses tungsten-containing formate dehydrogenase. Most other sulfate-reducing bacteria use molybdenum in this enzyme. In Desulfovibrio gigas, the tungsten is coordinated via two molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide cofactors.
- Subjects :
- Dehydrogenases -- Research
Proteins -- Structure
Biological sciences
Chemistry
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00062960
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 49
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Biochemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.58928955