Studies on the nonmevalonate pathway: conversion of 4-(cytidine 5′-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol to its 2-phospho derivative by 4-(cytidine 5′-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase
✍ Scribed by Tomohisa Kuzuyama; Motoki Takagi †; Kazuhide Kaneda; Hiroyuki Watanabe; Tohru Dairi; Haruo Seto
- Book ID
- 104210144
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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✦ Synopsis
A nonmevalonate pathway intermediate, 4-(cytidine 5 -diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol, is transformed to its 2-phospho-derivative in the presence of ATP by a novel Escherichia coli enzyme, 4-(cytidine 5 -diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase.
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