Characterization of the Bacillus subtilis thiC operon involved in thiamine biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3030-3035

  Zhang, Y I ^a   Taylor, Sean V ^a   Chiu, Hsiu Ju ^a   Begley, Tadhg P ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE; THIAMINE PHOSPHATE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 0030902603     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.3030-3035.1997     Document Type: Article

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