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Thiogalactoside transacetylase of the lactose operon as an enzyme for detoxification.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 128 ·No. 1 ·1976-10-00 ·Pages 510-3

Andrews KJ, Lin EC

Abstract

Thigalactoside transacetylase, the lacA gene product, confers selective advantage to cells of Escherichia coli K-12 growing on beta-galactosides in the presence of non-metabolizable analogues.

MeSH Terms
Acetyltransferases/metabolism Escherichia coli/enzymology,metabolism Galactosides/metabolism Lactose/analogs & derivatives,biosynthesis,metabolism Operon Thiogalactosides
Chemicals
Galactosides Thiogalactosides Acetyltransferases galactoside acetyltransferase Lactose
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Andrews K J
Lin E C
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.128.1.510-513.1976
Published
1976-10-00
Pages
510-3
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC232886
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.128.1.510-513.1976 PMC Full Text View journal details
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