INTERRUPTION OF THE FERREDOXIN (FLAVODOXIN) NADP(+) OXIDOREDUCTASE GENE OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI DOES NOT AFFECT ANAEROBIC GROWTH BUT INCREASES SENSITIVITY TO PARAQUAT

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BIANCHI, V [1 ]
HAGGARDLJUNGQUIST, E [1 ]
PONTIS, E [1 ]
REICHARD, P [1 ]
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[1] KAROLINSKA INST, MBB, MED NOBEL INST, DEPT BIOCHEM 1, S-17177 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
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10.1128/jb.177.15.4528-4531.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Ferredoxin (flavodoxin) NADP(+) oxidoreductase participates in methionine biosynthesis and in the function of two anaerobic enzymes, pyruvate formate-lyase and ribonucleotide reductase. We prepared insertion mutants of Escherichia coli lacking a functional enzyme. They do not require methionine and they grow well anaerobically, but they show increased sensitivity to paraquat.
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