Whitehead TR, Park M, Rabinowitz JC. Distribution of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase in eubacteria.
J Bacteriol 1988;
170:995-7. [PMID:
3257484 PMCID:
PMC210755 DOI:
10.1128/jb.170.2.995-997.1988]
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Abstract
The distribution of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase, which activates formate for use as a one-carbon donor in a variety of biosynthetic reactions, was determined for a variety of eubacteria. Organisms from several genera were found to lack detectable synthetase activity; however, all organisms tested were found to contain 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase activity.
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