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. 1988 Sep;170(9):4376–4378. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.9.4376-4378.1988

S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolism in Streptomyces flocculus.

M K Speedie 1, J J Zulty 1, P Brothers 1
PMCID: PMC211453  PMID: 3410832

Abstract

S-Adenosylhomocysteine metabolism was studied in cell extracts of streptonigrin-producing Streptomyces flocculus. The major route of metabolism was found to be deamination to form S-inosylhomocysteine. The metabolite was purified by high-performance liquid chromatography and identified by its UV and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and by its chemical degradation to hypoxanthine.

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