Identification of the Two Missing Bacterial Genes Involved in Thiamine Salvage: Thiamine Pyrophosphokinase and Thiamine Kinase

AUTOR(ES)

Melnick, Jonathan

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

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.

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