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  • Ellermann, J.; Hedderich, R.; Boecher, R.; Thauer, R.K.
    The final step in methane formation. Investigations with highly purified methyl-CoM reductase (component C) from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg) (1988), Eur. J. Biochem., 172, 669-677.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Cobalamin aquocobalamin Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
dithiothreitol
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
additional information maximal stimulation with 0.3 mM aquocobalamin and 0.15 mM Ti(III) citrate Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
reduced corrinoids
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Ti(III) citrate
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
2-bromoethanesulfonate competitive with methyl coenzyme M Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
CoM-S-S-CoB 50% inhibition at 0.6 mM Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
N-6-mercaptohexanoylthreonine phosphate competitive with coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
N-7(methylthio)-heptanoylthreonine phosphate competitive with coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
N-8-mercaptooctanoylthreonine phosphate competitive with coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4
-
methyl coenzyme M
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytoplasm soluble Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus 5737
-
membrane on the inner surface of the cytoplasmic membrane Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus 16020
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ni(2+)
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
additional information
-
operon contains two additional polypeptides of 15752 and 21210 Da with unknown functions Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
37000
-
2 * 66000, 2 * 48000, 2 * 37000, SDS-PAGE Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
48000
-
2 * 66000, 2 * 48000, 2 * 37000, SDS-PAGE Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
66000
-
2 * 66000, 2 * 48000, 2 * 37000, SDS-PAGE Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
150000
-
PAGE Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
300000
-
gel filtration Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
methyl coenzyme M + coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus final step in methane formation in all methanogenic archaea methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?
methyl coenzyme M + coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Marburg / DSM 2133 final step in methane formation in all methanogenic archaea methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
-
-
-
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Marburg / DSM 2133
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
membrane filtration, on Mono Q, Superose-6 and Phenyl-Superose column Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.075
-
up tp Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
0.5 2 in presence of dithiothreitol and of reduced corrinoids or Ti(III) citrate Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
1 2 in presence of 15 mM dithiothreitol and 0.3 mM aquocobalamin or 0.15 mM Ti(III) citrate Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
3 5 cell extract Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
3 5 drops to 1% after cell breakage Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
4°C, under N2 atmosphere, 50 mM potassium phosphate, pH 6.7, 50% decrease of specific acitivity within 12 hours Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
methyl coenzyme M + coenzyme B final step in methane formation in all methanogenic archaea Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?
methyl coenzyme M + coenzyme B final step in methane formation in all methanogenic archaea Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Marburg / DSM 2133 methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?
methyl-coenzyme M + coenzyme B specific for L-enantiomer of coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?
methyl-coenzyme M + coenzyme B specific for L-enantiomer of coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus Marburg / DSM 2133 methane + CoM-S-S-CoB
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
hexamer alpha2,beta2,gamma2 Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
hexamer 2 * 66000, 2 * 48000, 2 * 37000, SDS-PAGE Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
65
-
assay at Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.7
-
assay at Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
F-430 1.6-1.8 mol F-430/mol enzyme Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
F-430 nickel porphinoid coenzyme M Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
0.0001
-
N-6-mercaptohexanoylthreonine phosphate competitive with coenzyme B Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus