Fig. 6From: Reversing methanogenesis to capture methane for liquid biofuel precursorsProposed reversal of the aceticlastic pathway. The pathway shown imposes Fe3+ at a concentration producing the maximum amount of acetate (see Fig. 5). Red coded atoms indicate 13C-labeling. EBC electron bifurcating complex, Fd r reduced ferredoxin, Fd o oxidized ferredoxin, CH 3 -SCoM methyl-coenzyme M, HSCoM coenzyme M, HSCoB coenzyme B, CoMS-SCoB heterodisulfide of coenzyme M and coenzyme B, H 4 SPT 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosarcinapterin, CH 3 -H 4 SPT methyl-H4SPT, HSCoA coenzyme A, CHO-MF formyl methanofuran, CH 3 COSCoA acetyl-CoA, HCO − 3 bicarbonate ion, HPO 2− 4 hydrogen phosphate ion, CH 3 COPO 2− 4 acetyl phosphate, ATP adenosine triphosphate, ADP adenosine diphosphate, and CH 3 COOH acetic acidBack to article page