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Site allB

• Name: allB
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b0512	MG1655 locus tag
  glxB3
  ybbX

  
  
• Mnemonic: allantoin
• Left End Point: 11.60
• Right End Point: 11.63
  Products:

  allantoinase (anaerobic use of allantoin as N source)

  
  
• Direction: >
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  allantoin regulon	NULL

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  allB724(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13619
  EcoliWiki	allB

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Cusa, E., N. Obradors, L. Baldoma, J. Badia, J. Aguilar 1999. Genetic analysis of a chromosomal region containing genes required for assimilation of allantoin nitrogen and linked glyoxylate metabolism in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 181:7479-7484
  
  
  • Rintoul, M.R., E. Cusa, L. Baldoma, J. Badia, L. Reitzer, J. Aguilar 2002. Regulation of the Escherichia coli allantoin regulon: coordinated function of the repressor AllR and the activator AllS. J.Mol.Biol. 324:599-610