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Control of glutaminase synthesis in Escherichia coli

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Glutaminase levels in E. coli B after growth on various media are presented. The results show that glutaminase synthesis is repressible and suggest glutamine as the corepressor.

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  1. Frederick Varricchio

    Present address: Department of Medicine, Yale Medical School, 06510, New Haven, Conn., USA

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Varricchio, F. Control of glutaminase synthesis in Escherichia coli . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 81, 234–238 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412241

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