Characterization of Two Kinases Involved in Thiamine Pyrophosphate and Pyridoxal Phosphate Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis: 4-Amino-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-Methylpyrimidine Kinase and Pyridoxal Kinase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1571-1573

  Park, Joo Heon ^a   Burns, Kristin ^a   Kinsland, Cynthia ^a   Begley, Tadhg P ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINO 5 HYDROXYMETHYL 2 METHYLPYRIMIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXAL KINASE; PYRIDOXAMINE KINASE; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PYRIDOXAL KINASE; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIMIDINES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 1342283001     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.5.1571-1573.2004     Document Type: Article

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