Ribose biosynthesis and evidence for an alternative first step in the common aromatic amino acid pathway in Methanococcus maripaludis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6010-6013

  Tumbula, Debra L ^a   Teng, Quincy ^a   Bartlett, Michael G ^a   Whitman, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CARBON 13; CYTIDINE; ERYTHROSE 4 PHOSPHATE; MONOSACCHARIDE; RIBOSE; TRIOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS;

EID: 0030986445     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.6010-6013.1997     Document Type: Article

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