Biosynthesis of cobalamin in Salmonella typhimurium: Transformation of riboflavin into the 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole moiety

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-68

  Keck, Bettina ^a   Munder, Michael ^a   Renz, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

5,6 Dimethylbenzimidazole; Riboflavin; Salmonella typhimurium; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; RIBOFLAVIN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VITAMIN B 12;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032463560     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050679     Document Type: Article

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