Extensive Identification of Bacterial Riboflavin Transporters and Their Distribution across Bacterial Species.

Riboflavin, the precursor for the cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide, is an essential metabolite in all organisms. While the functions for de novo riboflavin biosynthesis and riboflavin import may coexist in bacteria, the extent of this co-occurrence is undetermine...

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Main Authors: Ana Gutiérrez-Preciado, Alfredo Gabriel Torres, Enrique Merino, Hernán Ruy Bonomi, Fernando Alberto Goldbaum, Víctor Antonio García-Angulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4418817?pdf=render