Induction of the galactose enzymes in Escherichia coli is independent of the C-1-hydroxyl optical configuration of the inducer D-galactose

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7932-7938

  Sang, Jun Lee ^a   Lewis, Dale E A ^a   Adhya, Sankar ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEXTRO GALACTOSE; BETA DEXTRO GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GALACTOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 57349182543     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01008-08     Document Type: Article

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