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Site malX

• Name: malX
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1621	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: Maltose
• Left End Point: 36.59
• Right End Point: 36.62
  Products:

  phosphotransferase system enzyme II homolog

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  malX769(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10563
  EcoliWiki	malX

  
  
• Comment:
  • regulated by adjacent malI.
• References:
  • Reidl, J., W. Boos 1991. The malX malY operon of Escherichia coli encodes a novel enzyme II of the phosphotransferase system recognizing glucose and maltose and an enzyme abolishing the endogenous induction of the maltose system. J.Bacteriol. 173:4862-