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In an attempt to deduce the physiological basis of proline excretion in argD − strains of Escherichia coli K12, several properties of an argD + (nonexcreting) and an argD − (excreting) derivative were compared. No difference was found in the transport or in the utilization of either proline or its immediate precursor, Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (PCA). Furthermore, no differences were found in the physical or kinetic properties of partially purified preparations of the enzyme mediating the final step in proline biosynthesis, PCA reductase. The specific activity of PCA reductase was, however, consistently higher in crude extracts prepared from the argD − mutant.
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This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Public Health Service No. AI-10862) and The University of Connecticut Research Foundation (to C. M. B.). J. J. R. was supported by an NDEA Predoctoral Fellowship.
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Rossi, J.J., Vender, J. & Berg, C.M. Proline excretion in Escherichia coli: A comparison of an argD + strain and a proline-excreting argD − derivative. Biochem Genet 15, 287–296 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484460
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