title: Methanogenesis involving a novel carrier of C1 compounds in Methanogenium tationis.
abstract: The pathway of CO2 reduction to methane in Methanogenium tationis and Methanogenium thermophilicum is similar to that observed in other methanogens. In M. tationis a novel pterin, tatiopterin, is present. This pterin appears to be a structural and functional analog of methanopterin and sarcinapterin. Folate could not substitute for tatiopterin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Raemakers-Franken
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kortstee
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van der Drift
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Vogels
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D002474:Cell-Free System / Q000378:metabolism; D003429:Cross Reactions; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000378:metabolism*; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism*; D011622:Pterins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011622:Pterins; C062888:tatiopterin; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008697:Methane