Methylotrophy and Methanogenesis
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
1983.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1983. |
| Series: | Aspects of Microbiology ;
8 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3169-5 |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The Biology and Ecology of Micro-organisms Metabolizing C1 Compounds
- Occurrence of reduced C1 compounds in nature
- The carbon cycle
- Ecology of methane formation and oxidation in nature
- Nitrogen metabolism
- Anaerobic methane oxidation
- Summary
- References
- 2 Physiology and Biochemistry of Methane-Producing (Methanogenic) Bacteria
- The role of methanogenic bacteria in nature
- Classification and characteristics of methanogenic bacteria
- Growth of methanogens
- Biochemistry of methane formation
- Energy coupling and ATP formation
- Synthesis of cell constituents in methanogenic bacteria
- Conclusions
- Summary
- References
- 3 Physiology and Biochemistry of Methylotrophic Bacteria
- Assimilatory pathways
- Energy requirement for the three assimilatory pathways
- Dissimilatory pathways for energy generation
- Oxidation of methane, methanol, formaldehyde and formate
- Oxidation of methylated amines
- Oxidation of methylated sulphur compounds
- Electron transport in methylotrophic bacteria
- Control of growth on C1 compounds
- Summary
- References
- 4 Physiology and Biochemistry of Methylotrophic Yeasts
- Dissimilatory pathway of methanol in yeasts
- Intracellular location of the enzymes of methanol oxidation
- Assimilatory pathway of methanol in yeasts
- Possible applications of methylotrophic yeasts
- Summary
- References
- 5 Biotechnological Applications of Methanogenic and Methylotrophic Micro-organisms
- The production of methane from organic waste
- Single-cell protein
- Biotransformations using methylotrophic organisms
- Summary
- References
- Overall Summary
- Further Reading.