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Proposed Mechanism for the Biosynthesis of VitaleTheine

Indirect evidence suggests that 4'-phosphopantetheine, its sulfenic acid, and vitaletheine and its corresponding sulfenic acid and disulfide may all occur on the monooxygenase. Vitaletheine can be formed from 4'-phosphopantetheine through the following mechanism:

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