RhaU of Rhizobium leguminosarum Is a Rhamnose Mutarotase
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RhaU of Rhizobium leguminosarum is a rhamnose mutarotase.
Of the nine genes comprising the L-rhamnose operon of Rhizobium leguminosarum, rhaU has not been assigned a function. The construction of a Delta rhaU strain revealed a growth phenotype that was slower than that of the wild-type strain, although the ultimate cell yields were equivalent. The transport of L-rhamnose into the cell and the rate of its phosphorylation were unaffected by the mutation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.01120-07