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Tomato LeTHIC is an Fe-requiring HMP-P synthase involved in thiamine synthesis and regulated by multiple factors.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Jun 2011
Zhao Weina, Cheng Xudong, Huang Zongan, Fan Huajie, Wu Huilan, Ling Hong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Thiamine is a key primary metabolite which is necessary for the viability of all organisms. It is a dietary requirement for mammals because only prokaryotes, fungi and plants are thiamine prototrophs. In contrast to the well documented biosynthetic mechanism in bacteria, much remains to be deciphered in plants. In this work, a tomato thiamine-auxotrophic (thiamineless, tl) mutant was characterized. The tl mutant...
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