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Quinolinate salvage and insights for targeting NAD biosynthesis in group A streptococci.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2013
Sorci Leonardo, Blaby Ian K, Rodionova Irina A, De Ingeniis Jessica, Tkachenko Sergey, de Crécy-Lagard Valérie, Osterman Andrei L
Abstract excerpt
The essential coenzyme NAD plays important roles in metabolic reactions and cell regulation in all organisms. As such, NAD synthesis has been investigated as a source for novel antibacterial targets. Cross-species genomics-based reconstructions of NAD metabolism in group A streptococci (GAS), combined with focused experimental testing in Streptococcus pyogenes, led to a better understanding of NAD metabolism in...
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