Occurrence of thiaminase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
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Authors: | Y Kimura A Iwashima |
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Abstract: | It was found that cell-free extracts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain thiaminase II which hydrolyzes thiamine and thiamine analogs. The possible involvement of this enzyme and thiamine-synthesizing enzymes in thiamine production from thiamine antagonists is discussed. |
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