[Biosynthesis and properties of a cyclic tetrapyrrole precursor of vitamin B 12].
1975
V Ia Bykhovskiĭ, and
N I Zaĭtseva, and
V N Bukin
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D011424
Propionibacterium
A genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria whose cells occur singly, in pairs or short chains, in V or Y configurations, or in clumps resembling letters of the Chinese alphabet. Its organisms are found in cheese and dairy products as well as on human skin and can occasionally cause soft tissue infections.
D011758
Pyrroles
Azoles of one NITROGEN and two double bonds that have aromatic chemical properties.
Pyrrole
D000622
Aminolevulinic Acid
A compound produced from succinyl-CoA and GLYCINE as an intermediate in heme synthesis. It is used as a PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY for actinic KERATOSIS.
A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in soil and water. Higher plants do not concentrate vitamin B 12 from the soil and so are a poor source of the substance as compared with animal tissues. INTRINSIC FACTOR is important for the assimilation of vitamin B 12.