Structure and function of the nickel porphinoid, coenzyme F₄₃₀, and of its enzyme, methyl coenzyme M reductase

The Bioinorganic chemistry of nickel

1988 • 459 citations

Nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum requirement for growth of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1979 • 355 citations

Zur Kenntnis des Faktors F430 aus methanogenen Bakterien: Struktur des porphinoiden Ligandsystems

1982 • 267 citations

The final step in methane formation

1988 • 242 citations

Novel biochemistry of methanogenesis.

1988 • 225 citations

Nickel requirement and factor F430 content of methanogenic bacteria

1981 • 198 citations

Nickel-containing factor F430: chromophore of the methylreductase of Methanobacterium.

1982 • 170 citations

Reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated C1-hydrocarbons mediated by corrinoids

1989 • 168 citations

Coenzyme F430 as a possible catalyst for the reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated C1 hydrocarbons in methanogenic bacteria

1989 • 164 citations

Presence of nickel in Factor F430 from Methanobacteriumbryantii

1980 • 150 citations

Nickel, a component of factor F 430 from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1980 • 148 citations

Distribution of ?-aminolevulinic acid biosynthetic pathways among phototrophic bacterial groups

1989 • 143 citations

Purification and characterization of S-adenosyl-L-methionine: uroporphyrinogen III methyltransferase from Pseudomonas denitrificans

1989 • 132 citations

Die Sattelkonformation der hydroporphinoiden Nickel(II)‐Komplexe: Struktur, Ursprung und stereochemische Konsequenzen

1985 • 122 citations

Chromophoric factors F₃₄₂and F₄₃₀ofMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1978 • 113 citations

Biosynthetic evidence for a nickel tetrapyrrole structure of factor F₄₃₀ from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1980 • 107 citations

Biological role of nickel

1980 • 104 citations

Reductive chemistry of nickel hydroporphyrins. Evidence for a biologically significant difference between porphyrins, hydroporphyrins, and other tetrapyrroles

1988 • 98 citations

Five new EPR signals assigned to nickel in methyl-coenzyme M reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, strain Marburg

1988 • 98 citations

5-Aminolevulinic acid synthesis in Escherichia coli

1989 • 98 citations

Identification of the enzymatic basis for delta-aminolevulinic acid auxotrophy in a hemA mutant of Escherichia coli

1989 • 97 citations

Zur Kenntnis des Faktors F430 aus methanogenen Bakterien: Struktur des proteinfreien Faktors

1984 • 92 citations

Coenzyme F430 from methanogenic bacteria: reversible one-electron reduction of F430 pentamethyl ester to the nickel(I) form

1986 • 86 citations

The sodium cycle in methanogenesis

1989 • 85 citations

Zur Kenntnis des Faktors F430 aus methanogenen Bakterien: Über die Natur der Isolierungsartefakte von F430, ein Beitrag zur Chemie von F430 und zur konformationellen Stereochemie der Ligandperipherie von hydroporphinoiden Nickel(II)‐Komplexen

1985 • 82 citations

Structure and comparative analysis of the genes encoding component C of methyl coenzyme M reductase in the extremely thermophilic archaebacterium Methanothermus fervidus

1988 • 82 citations

Methyl‐coenzyme‐M reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg)

1989 • 82 citations

Cloning and characterization of the methyl coenzyme M reductase genes from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1988 • 81 citations

Nickel dependence of factor F430 content in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1980 • 75 citations

Chemistry of Corphinoids^a

1986 • 71 citations

Electron‐transport‐driven sodium extrusion during methanogenesis from formaldehyde and molecular hydrogen by Methanosarcina barkeri

1988 • 66 citations

Structure and expression of the genes, mcrBDCGA , which encode the subunits of component C of methyl coenzyme M reductase in Methanococcus vannielii

1987 • 64 citations

Nucleotide sequence of the methyl coenzyme M reductase gene cluster fromMethanosarcina barkeri

1987 • 64 citations

Immunocytochemical localization of component C of the methylreductase system in Methanococcus voltae and Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1986 • 62 citations

Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum contains a soluble enzyme system that specifically catalyzes the reduction of the heterodisulfide of coenzyme M and 7‐mercaptoheptanoylthreonine phosphate with H₂

1988 • 61 citations

Comparative analysis of genes encoding methyl coenzyme M reductase in methanogenic bacteria

1988 • 56 citations

Nickel tetrapyrrole cofactor F430: comparison of the forms bound to methyl S-coenzyme M reductase and protein free in cells of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum .DELTA.H

1984 • 56 citations

Coenzyme F430 from methanogenic bacteria: methane formation by reductive carbon–sulphur bond cleavage of methyl sulphonium ions catalysed by F430 pentamethyl ester

1988 • 55 citations

A new EPR signal of nickel in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1986 • 55 citations

Incorporation of 8 succinate per mol nickel into factors F430 by Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1980 • 51 citations

Zur Kenntnis des Faktors F430 aus methanogenen Bakterien: Absolute Konfiguration

1985 • 49 citations

The transmembrane electrochemical gradient of Na⁺ as driving force for methanol oxidation in Methanosarcina barkeri

1988 • 49 citations

Catalytic properties of the heterodisulfide reductase involved in the final step of methanogenesis

1989 • 49 citations

Immunocytochemical localization of methyl-coenzyme M reductase in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1987 • 49 citations

Presence of coenzyme M derivatives in the prosthetic group (coenzyme MF430) of methylcoenzyme M reductase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1982 • 48 citations

Reductive activation of the methyl coenzyme M methylreductase system of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum delta H

1988 • 47 citations

Incorporation of methionine‐derived methyl groups into factor F₄₃₀ by Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1981 • 45 citations

Physical mapping of genes coding for two subunits of methyl CoM reductase component C of Methanococcus voltae

1984 • 44 citations

Transformation of glutamate to delta-aminolevulinic acid by soluble extracts of Chlorobium vibrioforme

1989 • 43 citations

A comparison of the methyl reductase genes and gene products

1989 • 43 citations

Ribonuclease‐sensitive δ‐aminolevulinic acid formation from glutamate in cell extracts of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1986 • 42 citations

Functional relationship between protein-bound and free factor F430 in Methanobacterium

1984 • 41 citations

Biosynthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1983 • 39 citations

Biosynthesis of coenzyme F430 in methanogenic bacteria

1987 • 39 citations

Uroporphyrinogen III, an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the nickel‐containing factor F₄₃₀ in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1983 • 38 citations

Δ-aminolevulinic acid formation in the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum requires tRNAGlu

1987 • 37 citations

Temporal resolution of the methylation sequence of vitamin B12 biosynthesis

1989 • 35 citations

Requirement of the nickel tetrapyrrole F430 for in vitro methanogenesis: reconstitution of methylreductase component C from its dissociated subunits.

1986 • 34 citations

Axial ligation-induced structural changes in nickel hydrocorphinoids related to coenzyme F430 detected by Raman difference spectroscopy

1987 • 32 citations

The magnetic properties of the nickel cofactor F430 in the enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1989 • 30 citations

Inhibition of factor F₄₃₀synthesis by levulinic acid inMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1981 • 29 citations

Structural heterogeneity and purification of protein-free F430 from the cytoplasm of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

1988 • 25 citations

Arrangement and expression of methyl com reductase genes in Methanococcus voltae

1986 • 24 citations

Resonance Raman spectroscopic investigation of axial coordination in M. thermoautotrophicum methyl reductase and its nickel tetrapyrrole cofactor F430

1988 • 24 citations

Conserved gene structures and expression signals in methanogenic archaebacteria

1989 • 23 citations

Sirohydrochlorin, a precursor of factor F₄₃₀ biosynthesis in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

1985 • 21 citations

Is coenzyme M bound to factor F430 in methanogenic bacteria?

1985 • 20 citations

The structure of sirohydrochlorin I, a dimethylisobacteriochlorin derived from uroporphyrinogen I

1989 • 17 citations

Interconversion of F430 derivatives of methanogenic bacteria

1988 • 11 citations

[Nickel enzymes in metabolism of methanogenic bacteria. Lecture held on the occasion of the Otto Warburg medal on September 18, 1984].

1985 • 7 citations