Glutamine-prpp Amidotransferase (purf)-independent Phosphoribosyl Amine Synthesis from Ribose-5- Phosphate and Glutamine or Asparagine*
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GLUTAMINE-PRPP AMIDOTRANSFERASE (PURF)-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHORIBOSYL AMINE SYNTHESIS FROM RIBOSE-5PHOSPHATE AND GLUTAMINE OR ASPARAGINE* Mark J. Koenigsknecht‡, Itzel Ramos‡¶, and Diana M. Downs§ From the Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706 Running title: alternative phosphoribosyl amine synthesis Address correspondence to: Diana Downs, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 420 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706-1502, Tel. 608 265-4630, Fax. 608 262-9865, Email: [email protected]
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