Microbe Profile: Paracoccus denitrificans - a versatile model

2026/01/16 by Stephen Spiro, David J. Richardson · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms #Microbial metabolism and enzyme function #Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

paper · doi:10.1099/mic.0.001644

openalex publication_date 2026/01/16 · openalex created_date 2026/01/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Graphical abstract Electron transfer pathways of Paracoccus denitrificans . Enzymes and electron carriers are coloured according to location: orange (membrane bound) and blue (periplasmic). Electron transfer reactions are coloured black, blue and orange to indicate that they occur predominantly in the presence or absence of oxygen, or both, respectively. Note that pseudoazurin is expressed under anaerobic growth conditions and donates electrons to the nitrite, NO and N 2 O reductases. Abbreviations: ETF, electron transfer flavoprotein; NAR, membrane-bound nitrate reductase; NAP, periplasmic nitrate reductase; MDH, methanol dehydrogenase; MaDH, methylamine dehydrogenase; AMI, amicyanin; SOX, sulphur oxidation system; ASD, aldose sugar dehydrogenase; UQ, ubiquinone; UQH 2 , ubiquinol.

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