lumazine synthase
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English
Noun
lumazine synthase (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) An enzyme, involved in riboflavin biosynthesis, that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-deoxy-L-glycero-tetrulose 4-phosphate + 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil 6,7-dimethyl-8-(D-ribityl)lumazine + 2 H2O + phosphate.
- 2015 July 8, Elaine MS Dorneles, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Andrey P. Lage, “Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines”, in Veterinary Research, volume 46, :
- DNA vaccines encoding ribosomal L7/L12, lumazine synthase (BLS), P39 (a putative periplasmic binding protein), Omp16 (outer membrane protein) and BAB1_0278 genes have demonstrated to confer protection against B. abortus challenge in mice.
