Reductive catabolism of uracil and thymine by Burkholderia cepacia

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-239

  West, Thomas P ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Methylcytosine; Burkholderia cepacia; Induction; NADPH; Pyrimidine catabolism; Reductive pathway

Indexed keywords

PYRIMIDINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; THYMINE; URACIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030819097     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050493     Document Type: Article

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