Perturbations in histidine biosynthesis uncover robustness in the metabolic network of Salmonella enterica.

Phosphoribosylamine (PRA) is an intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway that is common to thiamine and purines. Glutamine phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) amidotransferase is the product of the purF gene in Salmonella enterica and catalyzes the synthesis of PRA from PRPP and glutamine. Strains l...

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Main Authors: Mark J Koenigsknecht, Jennifer A Lambrecht, Luke A Fenlon, Diana M Downs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485032?pdf=render