Yulia V. Bertsova

Na+-translocating oxaloacetate decarboxylase from Vibrio cholerae: the functional tautomeric form of the substrate and the proton pathways in catalysis

This study identifies the keto form of oxaloacetate as the substrate for Vibrio cholerae decarboxylase and elucidates the proton transport mechanism during catalysis.

Trimethylammonia-lyases of Shewanella oneidensis and Their Role in Anaerobic Respiration

This study identifies two trimethylammonia-lyases in Shewanella oneidensis that produce terminal electron acceptors for anaerobic respiration.

Histidine betaine trimethylammonia-lyase, a novel enzyme coupled with terminal urocanate reductase in Shewanella woodyi grown anaerobically

This study identifies a novel enzyme, histidine betaine trimethylammonia-lyase, involved in anaerobic respiration in Shewanella woodyi, which converts histidine betaine into urocanate and trimethylamine.

Rapid kinetics of H+ transport by membrane pyrophosphatase: evidence for a direct-coupling mechanism

The paper measures H+ transport kinetics in mPPase using a stopped-flow assay and finds that hydrolysis, not pyrophosphate binding, directly couples to H+ transport.