Thiamin biosynthesis in prokaryotes

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 293-300

  Begley, Tadhg P ^a   Downs, Diana M ^b   Ealick, Steven E ^a   McLafferty, Fred W ^a   Van Loon, Adolphus P G M ^c   Taylor, Sean ^a   Campobasso, Nino ^a   Chiu, Hsiu Ju ^a   Kinsland, Cynthia ^a   Reddick, Jason J ^a   Xi, Jun ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Kinase; Mechanism; Prokaryotes; Structure; Thiamin; Transport

Indexed keywords

PYRIMIDINE; THIAMINE; THIAZOLE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHORT SURVEY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THIAMINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032901233     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050713     Document Type: Short Survey

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