Identification of the Two Missing Bacterial Genes Involved in Thiamine Salvage: Thiamine Pyrophosphokinase and Thiamine Kinase
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- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 186 (11) , 3660-3662
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.11.3660-3662.2004
Abstract
The genes encoding thiamine kinase in Escherichia coli (ycfN) and thiamine pyrophosphokinase in Bacillus subtilis (yloS) have been identified. This study completes the identification of the thiamine salvage enzymes in bacteria.Keywords
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