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Analysis of ThiC variants in the context of the metabolic network of Salmonella enterica.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2012
Palmer Lauren D, Dougherty Michael J, Downs Diana M
Abstract excerpt
In bacteria, the 4-amino-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine (HMP) moiety of thiamine is synthesized from 5-aminoimidazole ribotide (AIR), a branch point metabolite of purine and thiamine biosynthesis. ThiC is a member of the radical S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) superfamily and catalyzes the complex chemical rearrangement of AIR to HMP-P. As reconstituted in vitro, the ThiC reaction requires AdoMet, AIR, and...
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