4-phospho-hydroxy-l-threonine is an obligatory intermediate in pyridoxal 5′-phosphate coenzyme biosynthesis in Escherichia coli K-12

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Zhao, Genshi ^a   Winkler, Malcolm E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

4 hydroxy L threonine; Escherichia coli; Homoserine kinase; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate; Pyridoxine 5 phosphate; thrB; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYTHREONINE; 4 PHOSPHOHYDROXYTHREONINE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ENDOGENOUS COMPOUND; HOMOSERINE KINASE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETALDEHYDE; CARBOHYDRATE DEHYDROGENASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; THREONINE;

EID: 0029670604     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08001.x     Document Type: Article

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