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Site aroC

• Name: aroC
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2329	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: Aromatic
• Left End Point: 52.69
• Right End Point: 52.71
  Products:

  chorismate synthase

  3-phospho-5-enolpyruvoyl-shikimate phosphate-lyase

  
  
• Direction: <
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  auxotrophy-amino acid	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 1
  5 Alleles of This Gene

  aroC1

  aroC355

  aroC4

  aroC737(del)::kan

  aroC8

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10075
  EcoliWiki	aroC

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Charles, IG, HK Lamb, D Pickard, G Dougan, AR Hawkins 1990. Isolation, characterization and nucleotide sequences of the aroC genes encoding chorismate synthase from Salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli. J. Gen. Microbiol. 136(2):353-8.