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Regulation of L-alanine dehydrogenase in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae and its role in pea nodules.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2004
Lodwig Emma, Kumar Shalini, Allaway David, Bourdes Alex, Prell Jürgen, Priefer Ursula, Poole Philip
Abstract excerpt
Alanine dehydrogenase (AldA) is the principal enzyme with which pea bacteroids synthesize alanine de novo. In free-living culture, AldA activity is induced by carboxylic acids (succinate, malate, and pyruvate), although the best inducer is alanine. Measurement of the intracellular concentration of alanine showed that AldA contributes to net alanine synthesis in laboratory cultures. Divergently transcribed from...
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