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Identification and characterization of an operon in Salmonella typhimurium involved in thiamine biosynthesis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 1997
Petersen L A, Downs D M
Abstract excerpt
Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) is synthesized de novo in Salmonella typhimurium and is a required cofactor for many enzymes in the cell. Five kinase activities have been implicated in TPP synthesis, which involves joining a 4-methyl-5-(beta-hydroxyethyl)thiazole (THZ) moiety and a 4-amino-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyrimidine (HMP) moiety. We report here identification of a 2-gene operon involved in thiamine...
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