| Literature DB >> 18641144 |
Carleitta Paige1, Sean D Reid, Philip C Hanna, Al Claiborne.
Abstract
In Bacillus anthracis, the novel type III pantothenate kinase (PanK(Ba); encoded by coaX) catalyzes the first committed step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. We have demonstrated by analyzing the growth characteristics of a conditional coaX mutant that PanK(Ba) is an essential enzyme, thus contributing to its validation as a new antimicrobial target.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18641144 PMCID: PMC2546792 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00860-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490