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State of Iron in the Archaebacterium Methanosarcina barkeri Grown on Different Carbon Sources as Studied by Mössbauer Spectroscopy

  • P. Scherer and Ch. Sauer

Abstract

Cells of the archaebacterium Methanosarcina barkeri were grown strictly anaerobic in defined media. 57Fe-Mössbauer Spectroscopy of methanol grown cells oxidized in the presence of air demonstrated only the state of Fe3+ whereas active cells under reducing conditions offered spectra of two additional iron sites in the Fe2+ state. Furthermore the 57Fe hyperfine interaction data at different temperatures gave evidence that cells cultivated with methanol or acetate as substrate contained ferredoxin like compounds.

Received: 1982-4-27
Revised: 1982-5-26
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1982-10-1

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