Formation of a nickel-methyl species in methyl-coenzyme m reductase, an enzyme catalyzing methane formation.
An organometallic methyl-nickel species was detected in the enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR). This is the key enzyme in microbial methane production and is probably also involved in anaerobic methane oxidation. Incubation of MCR with 13C-bromomethane results in the formation of an electron p...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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