| SUNDAY |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Conference Welcome and Mixer |
| MONDAY |
| 9:00 am - 12:10 pm | ENZYME PROCESSES I |
| Greg Ferry, Discussion Leader |
| 9:00 | R. Wolfe
Activation and reduction of carbon dioxide in methanogenesis |
| 9:40 | R. Thauer
Enzymes in the initial and final steps of methanogenesis for CO2 reduction to CH4 |
| 10:20 | Coffee |
| 10:50 | S. Albracht
F420 nonreducing hydrogenase from Methanobacterlun thermoautotrophicum (strain Marburg) |
| 11:30 | D. Grahame
Methyltransferases of Methanosarcina barkeri |
| 7:30 pm - 10:45 pm | ENZYME PROCESSES II |
| Ralph S. Wolfe, Discussion Leader |
| 7:30 | G. Ferry
Acetate utilization pathways in the Methanosarcina |
| 8:10 | R. Fischer
Electron transport components involved in methanogenesis from acetate in Methanosarcina barkeri |
| 8:45 | Coffee |
| 9:00 | S. Zinder
Conversion of acetate to methane by a thermophillc Methanothrix sp. |
| 9:35 | W. de Vos
Molecular characterization of acetate activation and cleavage in Methanothrix soehngenii |
| 10:10 | S. Ragsdale
Acetyl-CoA synthesis in acetogenic bacteria |
| TUESDAY |
| 9:00 am - 12:15 pm | METABOLISM |
| Georg Fuchs, Discussion Leader |
| 9:00 | H. König
Biosynthesis of methanogen cell envelopes |
| 9:40 | M. Roberts
Osmoregulatory compounds in the methanogenic archaebacteria |
| 10:20 | Coffee |
| 10:40 | W. Whitman
Autotrophic CO2 assimilation in M. maripaludis |
| 11:20 | J. Winter
Distribution, physiology and biochemistry of secondary alcohol utilization by methanogens |
| 12:00 | E. DeMoll
Purines as sources of carbon, nitrogen and energy in Methanococcus vannielii |
| 7:30 pm - 10:35 pm | BIOENERGETICS |
| Robert D. Simoni, Discussion Leader |
| 7:30 | G. Gottschalk
Electron transport reactions related to ATP synthesis in methanogenic bacteria |
| 8:10 | P. Schönheit
The sodium cycle in methanogenesis: sodium-motive-force-driven CO2 reduction to the formaldehyde level |
| 8:45 | Coffee |
| 9:00 | G. Schafer
ATPases and electron transport driven proton pumps of thermoacidiphilic archaebacteria |
| 9:40 | J. Konisky
Function of a novel Methanococcus voltae P-type ATPase |
| 10:20 | K. Inatomi
The Methanosarcina barkeri ATPase |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 9:00 am - 12:20 pm | MOLECULAR GENETICS |
| Robert Gunsalus, Discussion Leader |
| 9:00 | J. Reeve
The structure of cloned methanongen genes |
| 9:40 | K. Sowers
Cloning and regulation of the CODH genes of Methanosarcina thermophila |
| 10:00 | K. Sandman
DNA binding proteins from Methanothermus fervidus |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | M. Thomm
Cell free expression of tRNA and protein encoding genes from Methanococcus mediated by archaebacterial transcription factors |
| 11:40 | P. Palm
The genes of the large subunits of the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Methanococcus vannielii |
| 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm | GENETICS |
| David Nagle, Discussion Leader |
| 7:30 | T. Leisinger
Characterization of selectable Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum genes |
| 8:10 | J. Bertani
Transduction-like gene transfer in Methanococcus voltae |
| 8:50 | Coffee |
| 9:15 | A. Klein
Development of vectors for use in Methanococcus voltae |
| 9:55 | L. Meile
Properties and use of bacteriophage vM1 as a gene transfer agent in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg |
| THURSDAY |
| 9:00 am - 12:10 pm | ENZYMES and COFACTORS |
| R. Thauer, Discussion Leader |
| 9:00 | M. Summers
Factor F430: structure determination by NMR and distance geometry computational methods |
| 9:30 | B. Jaun
Redox chemistry of Cofactor F430 |
| 10:00 | C. Kratky
Configuration and conformation of diepi-Factor F430 |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | J. Keltjens
Enzymes involving tetrahydromethanopterin compounds |
| 11:35 | R. White
Biosynthesis of methanopterin and component B |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | SPECIAL LECTURE |
| Ralph S. Wolfe, Discussion Leader |
| 7:30 | T.C. Stadtman
Selenium enzymes and seleno-tRNAs in Methanococcus vannielii |
| FRIDAY |
| 9:00 am - 11:45 am | RELATED SYSTEMS |
| Jordan Konisky, Discussion Leader |
| 9:00 | W.Zillig
Transcription in archaebacteria testifies for the early evolution of organisms |
| 9:40 | C. Daniels
RNA processing in the archaebacteria |
| 10:10 | Coffee |
| 10:35 | K. Stetter
A novel archaebacterial biotope |
| 11:15 | R. Thauer
Summary and perspectives |
