Identification and active expression of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene encoding 5-phospho-{alpha}-d-ribose-1-diphosphate: decaprenyl-phosphate 5-phosphoribosyltransferase, the first enzyme committed to decaprenylphosphoryl-d-arabinose synthesis.

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Published in J Biol Chem on May 04, 2005

Authors

Hairong Huang1, Michael S Scherman, Wim D'Haeze, Danny Vereecke, Marcelle Holsters, Dean C Crick, Michael R McNeil

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1682, USA.

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