The role of purine degradation in methane biosynthesis and energy production in Methanococcus vannielii

Technical Report · Mon Oct 30 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7101119· OSTI ID:7101119

DeMoll, E

This paper contains the specific goals of this proposal and is a summary of the progress toward that specific goal. These goals include: survey of other methanogens to assess purine degradation, isolation and characterization of the enzyme and the products of the formiminoglycine cleavage reaction in methanococcus vannielii, ascertaining of the metabolic fate of glycine formed from the cleavage of formiminoglycine, and elucidation of the route by which the formyl moiety of formiminoglycine is incorporated into the methane biosynthetic pathway.

• Research Organization: Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY (USA). Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-89ER13995
• OSTI ID: 7101119
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13995-T1; ON: DE90012442
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALKANES
AMINO ACIDS
AROMATICS
AZAARENES
BACTERIA
BIODEGRADATION
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
BIOSYNTHESIS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY
ENZYMES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
METABOLISM
METHANE
METHANOGENIC BACTERIA
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
PURINES
SYNTHESIS