Identification and characterization of the tktB gene encoding a second transketolase in Escherichia coli K-12.

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We isolated a transposon Tn10 insertion mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 which could not grow on MacConkey plates containing D-ribose. Characterization of the mutant revealed that the level of the transketolase activity was reduced to one-third of that of the wild type. The mutation was mapped at 63.5 min on the E. coli genetic map, in which the transketolase gene (tkt) had been mapped. A multicopy suppressor gene...

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