S. A. Ensign

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22

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On the structure of the nickel/iron/sulfur center of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum: an x-ray absorption spectroscopy study.

Tan, G O, Ensign, S A, Ciurli, S, Scott, M J, Hedman, B, Holm, R H, ...

The nickel/iron/sulfur center of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (carbon monoxide:(acceptor)oxidoreductase; EC 1.2.99.2) enzyme from Rhodospirillum rubrum (Rr-CODH) was studied by x-ray absorption...

Aliphatic and chlorinated alkenes and epoxides as inducers of alkene monooxygenase and epoxidase activities in Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Ensign, S A

The inducible nature of the alkene oxidation system of Xanthobacter strain Py2 has been investigated. Cultures grown with glucose as the carbon source did not contain detectable levels of alkene...

Carbon dioxide fixation in the metabolism of propylene and propylene oxide by Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Small, F J, Ensign, S A

Evidence for a requirement for CO2 in the productive metabolism of aliphatic alkenes and epoxides by the propylene-oxidizing bacterium Xanthobacter strain Py2 is presented. In the absence of CO2,...

Carboxylation of epoxides to beta-keto acids in cell extracts of Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

A novel enzymatic reaction involved in the metabolism of aliphatic epoxides by Xanthobacter strain Py2 is described. Cell extracts catalyzed the CO2-dependent carboxylation of propylene oxide...

Involvement of an ATP-dependent carboxylase in a CO2-dependent pathway of acetone metabolism by Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Sluis, M K, Small, F J, Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

The metabolism of acetone by the aerobic bacterium Xanthobacter strain Py2 was investigated. Cell suspensions of Xanthobacter strain Py2 grown with propylene or glucose as carbon sources were unable...

Characterization of three protein components required for functional reconstitution of the epoxide carboxylase multienzyme complex from Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

Epoxide carboxylase from Xanthobacter strain Py2 catalyzes the reductant- and NAD+-dependent carboxylation of aliphatic epoxides to beta-keto acids. Epoxide carboxylase from Xanthobacter strain Py2...

Cometabolic degradation of chlorinated alkenes by alkene monooxygenase in a propylene-grown Xanthobacter strain.

Ensign, S A, Hyman, M R, Arp, D J

Propylene-grown Xanthobacter cells (strain Py2) degraded several chlorinated alkenes of environmental concern, including trichloroethylene, 1-chloroethylene (vinyl chloride), cis- and...

In vitro activation of ammonia monooxygenase from Nitrosomonas europaea by copper.

Ensign, S A, Hyman, M R, Arp, D J

The effect of copper on the in vivo and in vitro activity of ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) from the nitrifying bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea was investigated. The addition of CuCl2 to cell extracts...

Genetic and physiological characterization of the Rhodospirillum rubrum carbon monoxide dehydrogenase system.

Kerby, R L, Hong, S S, Ensign, S A, Coppoc, L J, Ludden, P W, Roberts, G P

A 3.7-kb DNA region encoding part of the Rhodospirillum rubrum CO oxidation (coo) system was identified by using oligonucleotide probes. Sequence analysis of the cloned region indicated four complete...

Direct electrochemical studies of hydrogenase and CO dehydrogenase.

Smith, E T, Ensign, S A, Ludden, P W, Feinberg, B A

The reduction potentials of two relatively high-molecular-mass enzymes were determined directly at an edge pyrolytic graphite electrode by using square-wave voltammetry. The equilibrium reduction...

Characterization of a New Pathway for Epichlorohydrin Degradation by Whole Cells of Xanthobacter Strain Py2

Small, F. J., Tilley, J. K., Ensign, S. A.

The degradation of epichlorohydrin (3-chloropropylene oxide or 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane) by whole-cell suspensions of Xanthobacter strain Py2 was investigated. Cell suspensions prepared from...

On the structure of the nickel/iron/sulfur center of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum: an x-ray absorption spectroscopy study.

Tan, G O, Ensign, S A, Ciurli, S, Scott, M J, Hedman, B, Holm, R H, ...

The nickel/iron/sulfur center of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (carbon monoxide:(acceptor)oxidoreductase; EC 1.2.99.2) enzyme from Rhodospirillum rubrum (Rr-CODH) was studied by x-ray absorption...

Aliphatic and chlorinated alkenes and epoxides as inducers of alkene monooxygenase and epoxidase activities in Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Ensign, S A

The inducible nature of the alkene oxidation system of Xanthobacter strain Py2 has been investigated. Cultures grown with glucose as the carbon source did not contain detectable levels of alkene...

Carbon dioxide fixation in the metabolism of propylene and propylene oxide by Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Small, F J, Ensign, S A

Evidence for a requirement for CO2 in the productive metabolism of aliphatic alkenes and epoxides by the propylene-oxidizing bacterium Xanthobacter strain Py2 is presented. In the absence of CO2,...

Carboxylation of epoxides to beta-keto acids in cell extracts of Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

A novel enzymatic reaction involved in the metabolism of aliphatic epoxides by Xanthobacter strain Py2 is described. Cell extracts catalyzed the CO2-dependent carboxylation of propylene oxide...

Involvement of an ATP-dependent carboxylase in a CO2-dependent pathway of acetone metabolism by Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Sluis, M K, Small, F J, Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

The metabolism of acetone by the aerobic bacterium Xanthobacter strain Py2 was investigated. Cell suspensions of Xanthobacter strain Py2 grown with propylene or glucose as carbon sources were unable...

Characterization of three protein components required for functional reconstitution of the epoxide carboxylase multienzyme complex from Xanthobacter strain Py2.

Allen, J R, Ensign, S A

Epoxide carboxylase from Xanthobacter strain Py2 catalyzes the reductant- and NAD+-dependent carboxylation of aliphatic epoxides to beta-keto acids. Epoxide carboxylase from Xanthobacter strain Py2...

Cometabolic degradation of chlorinated alkenes by alkene monooxygenase in a propylene-grown Xanthobacter strain.

Ensign, S A, Hyman, M R, Arp, D J

Propylene-grown Xanthobacter cells (strain Py2) degraded several chlorinated alkenes of environmental concern, including trichloroethylene, 1-chloroethylene (vinyl chloride), cis- and...

In vitro activation of ammonia monooxygenase from Nitrosomonas europaea by copper.

Ensign, S A, Hyman, M R, Arp, D J

The effect of copper on the in vivo and in vitro activity of ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) from the nitrifying bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea was investigated. The addition of CuCl2 to cell extracts...

Genetic and physiological characterization of the Rhodospirillum rubrum carbon monoxide dehydrogenase system.

Kerby, R L, Hong, S S, Ensign, S A, Coppoc, L J, Ludden, P W, Roberts, G P

A 3.7-kb DNA region encoding part of the Rhodospirillum rubrum CO oxidation (coo) system was identified by using oligonucleotide probes. Sequence analysis of the cloned region indicated four complete...

Direct electrochemical studies of hydrogenase and CO dehydrogenase.

Smith, E T, Ensign, S A, Ludden, P W, Feinberg, B A

The reduction potentials of two relatively high-molecular-mass enzymes were determined directly at an edge pyrolytic graphite electrode by using square-wave voltammetry. The equilibrium reduction...

Characterization of a New Pathway for Epichlorohydrin Degradation by Whole Cells of Xanthobacter Strain Py2

Small, F. J., Tilley, J. K., Ensign, S. A.

The degradation of epichlorohydrin (3-chloropropylene oxide or 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane) by whole-cell suspensions of Xanthobacter strain Py2 was investigated. Cell suspensions prepared from...