Methanophenazine
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IUPAC name
2-{[(3S,6E,10E,14E)-3,7,11,15,19-pentamethylicosa-6,10,14,18-tetraen-1-yl]oxy}phenazine
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Other names
(−)-(S)-Methanophenazine
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C37H50N2O | |
Molar mass | 538.820 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methanophenazine, a phenazine derivative, is a strongly hydrophobic redox-active cofactor with a role in electron transport in some methanogens.[1] This chromophore can be purified from membranes of methanogenic archaea such as Methanosarcina mazei. The enzyme methanosarcina-phenazine hydrogenase (EC 1.12.98.3) has the name methanophenazine hydrogenase as a synonym.
References
[edit]- ^ Beifuss, Uwe; Tietze, Mario; Baumer, Sebastian; Deppenmeier, Uwe (2000). "Methanophenazine: structure, total synthesis, and function of a new cofactor from methanogenic Archaea". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39 (14): 2470–2472. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20000717)39:14<2470::AID-ANIE2470>3.0.CO;2-R. PMID 10941105.