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MtnK, methylthioribose kinase, is a starvation-induced protein in Bacillus subtilis

BACKGROUND: Methylthioadenosine, the main by-product of spermidine synthesis, is degraded in Bacillus subtilis as adenine and methylthioribose. The latter is an excellent sulfur source and the precursor of quorum-sensing signalling molecules. Nothing was known about methylthioribose recycling in thi...

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Autores principales: Sekowska, Agnieszka, Mulard, Laurence, Krogh, Susanne, Tse, Jane KS, Danchin, Antoine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC55331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11545674