Purine biosynthesis in the domain Archaea without folates or modified folates

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3374-3377

  White, Robert H ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; PURINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURINE SYNTHESIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0030925484     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3374-3377.1997     Document Type: Article

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