Open AccessBactopterin as component of eubacterial dehydrogenases involved in hydroxylation reactions initiating the degradation of nicotine, nicotinate, and 2‐furancarboxylate
Author(s) -
Nagel Matthias,
Koenig Kerstin,
Andreesen Jan R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03494.x
Subject(s) - hydroxylation , cofactor , pseudomonas putida , molybdenum cofactor , biochemistry , chemistry , xanthine dehydrogenase , pseudomonas , nicotine , arthrobacter , bacteria , stereochemistry , enzyme , xanthine oxidase , biology , genetics , neuroscience
The molecular mass of the molybdenum cofactor was determined to be 700 to 780 for four eubacterial dehydrogenases which are involved in the hydroxylation of nicotine, nicotinate, 2‐furancarboxylate and xanthine by Arthrobacter oxidans, Bacillus niacini and Pseudomonas putida . This strengthens support for the finding that the bacterial molybdenum cofactor differs from that of eukaryotes.