Walther R, Fahlbusch K, Sievert R, Gottschalk G
J Bacteriol. 1981 Oct;148(1):371-3. doi: 10.1128/jb.148.1.371-373.1981.
Methanosarcina barkeri was grown on trimethylamine, methylamine, or methanol containing completely deuterated methyl groups. Methane was collected and analyzed in a mass spectrometer. It contained 79 to 83% CD3H and 14 to 18% CD2H2. This demonstrated that the methyl groups of the above compounds served primarily as direct precursors of methane.
巴氏甲烷八叠球菌在含有完全氘代甲基的三甲胺、甲胺或甲醇上生长。收集甲烷并在质谱仪中进行分析。它含有79%至83%的CD₃H和14%至18%的CD₂H₂。这表明上述化合物的甲基主要作为甲烷的直接前体。