dTMP biosynthesis in Archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 914-916

  Nyce, Gregory W ^a   White, Robert H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYURIDINE PHOSPHATE; FOLIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; THYMIDINE PHOSPHATE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0030059866     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.914-916.1996     Document Type: Article

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