Sunday, April 12, 2009

Regulation of synthesis of the amino acid tryptophan in E. coli

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid in
eukaryotic organisms. Bacteria can synthesize
tryptophan, but will do so only when it is not
present in the nutrient medium (2). If tryptophan
is added to the medium, enzyme activity
for tryptophan biosynthesis decreases
within about 10 minutes

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