Gene Review:
menD - 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3...
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655
Synonyms:
ECK2258, JW5374
- Sequence and overexpression of the menD gene from Escherichia coli. Popp, J.L. J. Bacteriol. (1989)
- The menD and menE homologs code for 2-succinyl-6-hydroxyl-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase and O-succinylbenzoic acid-CoA synthase in the phylloquinone biosynthetic pathway of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Wade Johnson, T., Naithani, S., Stewart, C., Zybailov, B., Daniel Jones, A., Golbeck, J.H., Chitnis, P.R. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2003)
- Menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis: evidence that the Escherichia coli menD gene encodes both 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid synthase and alpha-ketoglutarate decarboxylase activities. Palaniappan, C., Sharma, V., Hudspeth, M.E., Meganathan, R. J. Bacteriol. (1992)
- Thiamine pyrophosphate requirement for o-succinylbenzoic acid synthesis in Escherichia coli and evidence for an intermediate. Meganathan, R., Bentley, R. J. Bacteriol. (1983)
- Characterisation of Escherichia coli K-12 mutants defective in formate-dependent nitrite reduction: essential roles for hemN and the menFDBCE operon. Tyson, K., Metheringham, R., Griffiths, L., Cole, J. Arch. Microbiol. (1997)