Glutamic acid decarboxylase inMycobacter
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K. Prabhakaran; E. B. Harris; W. F. Kirchheimer
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Article
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1983
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Springer
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English
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Suspensions of Mycobacterium leprae purified from the organs (mostly spleen) of experimentally-infected armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus, Linn) decarboxylated 1-(14C) glutamic acid liberating 14CO2. The reaction was pyridoxal phosphate-dependent and was inhibited by hydroxylamine, suggesting that it