Biosynthesis of hydroxymethylpyrimidine pyrophosphate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Current Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 156-162

  Kawasaki, Yuko ^a   Onozuka, Mari ^b   Mizote, Tomoko ^c   Nosaka, Kazuto ^b  

^a DOSHISHA WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifunctional enzyme; Hydroxymethylpyrimidine kinase; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Thiamin biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 AMINO 5 HYDROXYMETHYLPYRIMIDINE PYROPHOSPHATE; HYDROXYMETHYLPYRIMIDINE KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN THI20; PROTEIN THI21; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; THIAMINE; THIAMINE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL METABOLISM; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHESIS;

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (PHOSPHATE GROUP ACCEPTOR); PYRIMIDINES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 15444375714     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-004-0557-x     Document Type: Article

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