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. 1967 Nov;105(2):697–699. doi: 10.1042/bj1050697

Intracellular concentration of cysteine in Escherichia coli and its relation to repression of the sulphate-activating enzymes

J F Wheldrake 1,*
PMCID: PMC1198366  PMID: 4868875

Abstract

1. The intracellular cysteine and glutathione concentrations were measured in Escherichia coli under a variety of growth conditions. 2. An inverse relation between intracellular cysteine concentration and the specific activity of the sulphate-activating enzymes was found. 3. This is compatible with the view that the intracellular cysteine concentration controls the rate of synthesis of these enzymes.

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