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The STM4195 gene product (PanS) transports coenzyme A precursors in Salmonella enterica.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2015
Ernst Dustin C, Downs Diana M
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UNLABELLED: Coenzyme A (CoA) is a ubiquitous coenzyme involved in fundamental metabolic processes. CoA is synthesized from pantothenic acid by a pathway that is largely conserved among bacteria and eukaryotes and consists of five enzymatic steps. While higher organisms, including humans, must scavenge pantothenate from the environment, most bacteria and plants are capable of de novo pantothenate biosynthesis. In...
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