The catalytic mechanism for aerobic formation of methane by bacteria

Siddhesh S. Kamat, Howard J. Williams, Lawrence J. Dangott, Mrinmoy Chakrabarti and Frank M. Raushel ()
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Siddhesh S. Kamat: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University
Howard J. Williams: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University
Lawrence J. Dangott: Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Texas A&M University
Mrinmoy Chakrabarti: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University
Frank M. Raushel: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University

Nature, 2013, vol. 497, issue 7447, 132-136

Abstract: A mechanism is proposed for the formation of methane by bacteria, through the cleavage of a highly unreactive carbon–phosphorus bond in methyl phosphonate by PhnJ in the bacterial C–P lyase complex.

Date: 2013
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