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Is a NAD pyrophosphatase activity necessary for Haemophilus influenzae type b multiplication in the blood stream?
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Aug 2001
Schmidt-Brauns J, Herbert M, Kemmer G, Kraiss A, Schlör S, Reidl J
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae has an absolute requirement for factor V because it lacks all the biosynthetic enzymes necessary for the de novo synthesis of NAD. Factor V can be provided as either nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide (NAD), nicotinamide mono-nucleotide (NMN) or nicotinamide riboside (NR) in vitro, but little is known about the source or the mechanism of uptake for factor V in vivo. Recently, a...
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