Structural, functional, and evolutionary analysis of <it>moeZ</it>, a gene encoding an enzyme required for the synthesis of the <it>Pseudomonas</it> metabolite, pyridine-2,6-bis(thiocarboxylic acid)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pyridine-2,6-bis(thiocarboxylic acid) (pdtc) is a small secreted metabolite that has a high affinity for transition metals, increases iron uptake efficiency by 20% in <it>Pseudomonas stutzeri</it>, has the ability to redu...
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Language: | English |
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2002-04-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/2/8 |