新しいピリドクサル-5'-リン酸生物合成経路の再構成と生化学的特徴付け

Kristin E Burns1, Yun Xiang, Cynthia L Kinsland

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

まとめ

研究者らは,Bacillus subtilis YaaDと YaaEをPLP合成酵素の基質として特定した. この研究は,この経路を用いたPLP生物合成の最初の成功した再構成を記述し,YaaDが触媒化した3つの反応を詳細に説明しています.

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