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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Main Authors: Crawford Ronald L, Caplan Allan B, Cortese Marc S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/2/8