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Isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli mutants able to utilize the novel pentose L-ribose.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 1991

Trimbur D E, Mortlock R P

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Wild-type strains of Escherichia coli were unable to utilize L-ribose for growth. However, L-ribose-positive mutants could be isolated from strains of E. coli K-12 which contained a ribitol operon. L-ribose-positive strains of E. coli, isolated after 15 to 20 days, had a growth rate of 0.22 generation per h on L-ribose. Growth on L-ribose was found to induce the enzymes of the L-arabinose and ribitol pathways,...

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Aldose-Ketose Isomerases
Arabinose
Carbohydrate Epimerases
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Chromosome Mapping
Electrophoresis
Escherichia coli
Mutation
Phosphotransferases
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
Ribose

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Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases

Transduction, Genetic

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PMID: 1849507
DOI: 10.1128/jb.173.8.2459-2464.1991
PMCID: PMC207808

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