Regulation of riboflavin biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis is affected by the activity of the flavokinase/flavin adenine dinucleotide synthetase encoded by ribC

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 950-955

  Mack, Matthias ^a   Van Loon, Adolphus P G M ^a   Hohmann, Hans Peter ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; GENE PRODUCT; RIBOFLAVIN; RIBOFLAVIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031882942     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.4.950-955.1998     Document Type: Article

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