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Sigma-Aldrich

Ammonium 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonate

≥97.0% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

Methyl coenzyme M ammonium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H11NO3S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
173.25
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

Assay

≥97.0% (TLC)

SMILES string

N.CSCCS(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H8O3S2.H3N/c1-7-2-3-8(4,5)6;/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,4,5,6);1H3

InChI key

FSGSBLDVKBYXIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Ammonium 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonate (Methyl coenzyme M) is converted into methane by the enzyme Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) derived from methanogenic archaea. Methy-coenzyme M is used in studies on methanogenic (methane-producing) enzymatic processes.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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L G Bonacker et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 217(2), 587-595 (1993-10-15)
Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) catalyses the methane-forming step in the energy metabolism of methanogenic Archaea. It brings about the reduction of methyl-coenzyme M (CH3-S-CoM) by 7-mercaptoheptanoylthreonine phosphate (H-S-HTP). Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum contains two isoenzymes of MCR, designated MCR I and MCR
Corinne Biderre-Petit et al.
FEMS microbiology ecology, 77(3), 533-545 (2011-05-21)
Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake located in the French Massif Central area. In this ecosystem, most methane (CH(4)) produced in high quantity in the anoxic bottom layers, and especially in sediments, is consumed in the water column, with
J T Keltjens et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 172(2), 471-476 (1988-03-01)
Cell-free extracts of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain delta H) were found to contain high concentrations of inorganic pyrophosphate (up to 40 mM). The compound was accumulated by the organism despite high activity of inorganic pyrophosphatase which was found to be present
K D Olson et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 88(10), 4099-4103 (1991-05-15)
Inactive 2-(methylthio)ethanesulfonic acid (CH3-S-CoM) reductase was partially activated by exposure to light. This simplified system replaces the complex enzymatic system of protein components A2, A3a, A3b, and ATP, which previously represented the only available means of reactivating the enzyme. Components
P E Rouvière et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 170(9), 3946-3952 (1988-09-01)
When titanium(III) citrate was used as electron donor for the reduction of methyl coenzyme M by the methyl coenzyme M methylreductase system of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum delta H, component A1 was no longer required. The simpler system thus obtained required components

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