Thiamin biosynthesis: Still yielding fascinating biological chemistry

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-560

  Begley, Tadhg P ^a   Ealick, Steven E ^b   McLafferty, Fred W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Thiamin biosynthesis; Thiamin thiazole

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATE; THIAMINE; THIAZOLE; XYLULOSE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TAUTOMER; TAUTOMERIZATION; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; ISOMERASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SULFIDES; THIAMINE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84861511784     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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