PMID:12617754

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Samsonova, NN, Smirnov, SV, Altman, IB and Ptitsyn, LR (2003) Molecular cloning and characterization of Escherichia coli K12 ygjG gene. BMC Microbiol. 3:2

Abstract

Putrescine is the intermediate product of arginine decarboxylase pathway in Escherichia coli which can be used as an alternative nitrogen source. Transaminase and dehydrogenase enzymes seem to be implicated in the degradative pathway of putrescine, in which this compound is converted into gamma-aminobutyrate. But genes coding for these enzymes have not been identified so far.

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PubMed PMC150594

Keywords

5' Flanking Region/genetics; Base Sequence/genetics; Cloning, Molecular/methods; DNA Primers/genetics; Electrophoresis, Capillary/methods; Escherichia coli K12/enzymology; Escherichia coli K12/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/genetics; Gene Order/genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Open Reading Frames/genetics; Putrescine/metabolism; Recombinant Proteins/genetics; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism; Sequence Alignment; Substrate Specificity; Transaminases/genetics; Transaminases/metabolism; Transcription Initiation Site

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