Experientia

, Volume 43, Issue 8, pp 888–890 | Cite as

Occurrence of thiaminase II inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Y. Kimura
  • A. Iwashima
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Summary

It was found that cell-free extracts ofSaccharomyces 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.

Key words

Thiaminase thiamine thiamine antagonist Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
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© Birkhäuser Verlag 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • Y. Kimura
    • 1
  • A. Iwashima
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BiochemistryKyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyoto(Japan)

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