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Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase (PrsA) variants alter cellular pools of ribose 5-phosphate and influence thiamine synthesis in Salmonella enterica.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2010
Koenigsknecht Mark J, Fenlon Luke A, Downs Diana M
Abstract excerpt
Phosphoribosylamine (PRA) is the first intermediate in the common purine/thiamine biosynthetic pathway and is primarily synthesized by the product of the purF gene, glutamine phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) amidotransferase (E.C. 2.4.2.14). Past genetic and biochemical studies have shown that multiple mechanisms for the synthesis of PRA independent of PurF are present in Salmonella enterica. Here, we describe...
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