Microbe Profile: Aquifex aeolicus: an extreme heat-loving bacterium that feeds on gases and inorganic chemicals.
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DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001010
Abstract: The bacterium 'Aquifex aeolicus' is the model organism for the deeply rooted phylum Aquificae. This 'water-maker' is an H2-oxidizing microaerophile that flourishes in extremely hot marine habitats, and it also thrives on the sulphur compounds… read more here.
Keywords: microbe profile; bacterium; profile aquifex; aquifex aeolicus ... See more keywords
Pressure-induced activation of latent dihydroorotase from Aquifex aeolicus as revealed by high pressure protein crystallography.
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DOI: 10.2210/pdb6gdf/pdb
Abstract: Dihydroorotase (DHOase) is involved in the de novo synthesis of pyrimidine in virtually all organisms, and it is usually associated with two other enzymes found in this biosynthetic pathway, carbamylphosphate synthetase and/or aspartate transcarbamylase (ATCase).… read more here.
Keywords: high pressure; dihydroorotase; pressure induced; pressure ... See more keywords