<i>N</i>-Carbamoylputrescine Amidohydrolase of <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i>, a Dominant Species of the Human Gut Microbiota
Polyamines are bioactive amines that play a variety of roles, such as promoting cell proliferation and protein synthesis, and the intestinal lumen contains up to several mM polyamines derived from the gut microbiota. In the present study, we conducted genetic and biochemical analyses of the polyamin...
Main Authors: | Hiromi Shimokawa, Mikiyasu Sakanaka, Yuki Fujisawa, Hirokazu Ohta, Yuta Sugiyama, Shin Kurihara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/4/1123 |
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