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PMID: 6767713 Published · ppublish English Journal Article

Catabolite repression of enzyme synthesis does not prevent sporulation.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 141 ·No. 3 ·1980-03-00 ·Pages 1447-9

Lopez JM, Uratani-Wong B, Freese E

Abstract

In the presence of excess glucose, a decrease of guanine nucleotides in Bacillus subtilis initiated sporulation but did not prevent catabolite repression of three enzymes. Therefore, the ultimate mechanism(s) repressing enzyme synthesis differs from that suppressing sporulation.

MeSH Terms
Acetoin Dehydrogenase/biosynthesis Alcohol Oxidoreductases/biosynthesis Bacillus subtilis/enzymology,physiology Enzyme Induction Enzyme Repression Glucose/pharmacology Guanine Nucleotides/metabolism L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase/biosynthesis Spores, Bacterial/physiology
Chemicals
Guanine Nucleotides Alcohol Oxidoreductases Acetoin Dehydrogenase L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase Glucose
Authors & Affiliations
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Lopez J M
Uratani-Wong B
Freese E
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.141.3.1447-1449.1980
Published
1980-03-00
Pages
1447-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC293851
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.141.3.1447-1449.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details
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