A mutation in the essential gene gmk (encoding guanlyate kinase) generates a requirement for adenine at low temperature in Salmonella enterica.

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In Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, gmk encodes guanylate kinase, an essential enzyme involved in the synthesis and salvage of guanine nucleotides. Here we report the isolation of a mutation in gmk that results in a nutritional requirement for adenine at low temperature. Comparisons of kinetic parameters from the wild-type and mutant Gmk enzymes revealed that the mutant enzyme had a more than...

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