A Mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis Defective in Dipeptide Transport
AUTOR(ES)
Bhatt, Achal
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
A mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis unable to use the dipeptide carnosine (β-alanyl-l-histidine) as a sole carbon or nitrogen source was isolated. Carnosinase activity and the ability to grow on β-Ala and/or l-His were similar in the mutant and the wild type. However, the mutant showed significant impairment in the uptake of carnosine. This study is the first description of a peptide utilization mutant of a mycobacterium.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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