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Richardson, D. J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-1832, Sawers, G. and Van Spanning, R. J. M.
(2021)
Bioenergetics theory and components:Periplasmic electron-transport systems in bacteria.
In:
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry.
Elsevier, pp. 31-37.
ISBN 9780128194607
Abstract
The periplasmic compartment lies between the inner (cytoplasmic) and outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria. It is frequently termed the ‘periplasmic space’, but this is a misnomer as the term ‘space’ suggests a void and the periplasmic compartment is far from that. In fact, it is a highly metabolically active compartment where many important respiratory electron-transfer proteins are located. In bacteria these periplasmic redox proteins result in a great respiratory diversity, as they can facilitate electron transfer between a range of electron donors (e.g., formate, hydrogen, reduced nitrogen species, and reduced sulfur species) and electron acceptors (e.g., nitrogen and sulfur oxyanions, dimethylsulfoxide, and trimethylamine N oxide). This underlies the success of bacteria in colonizing a wide range of the Earth׳s oxic and anoxic environments and the important contribution of bacteria to critical biogeochemical element cycles, such as the nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon cycles.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | This is a reproduction of A.B. Hooper, A.A. DiSpirito, Chemolithotrophy, in Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry (Second Edition), Edited by: William J. Lennarz, M. Daniel Lane, Elsevier Inc., 2013, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00219-X. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2022 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2023 01:10 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/85965 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-12-819460-7.00601-0 |
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