Structure of the thiazole biosynthetic enzyme THI1 from Arabidopsis thaliana.
Godoi, P.H., Galhardo, R.S., Luche, D.D., Van Sluys, M.A., Menck, C.F., Oliva, G.(2006) J Biol Chem 281: 30957-30966
- PubMed: 16912043 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M604469200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1RP0 - PubMed Abstract: 
Thiamin pyrophosphate is an essential coenzyme in all organisms that depend on fermentation, respiration or photosynthesis to produce ATP. It is synthesized through two independent biosynthetic routes: one for the synthesis of 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine pyrophosphate (pyrimidine moiety) and another for the synthesis of 4-methyl-5-(beta-hydroxyethyl) thiazole phosphate (thiazole moiety) ...