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. 1997 Aug;179(15):4942–4945. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4942-4945.1997

Structural and functional analysis of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene from the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7.

M Inui 1, V Dumay 1, K Zahn 1, H Yamagata 1, H Yukawa 1
PMCID: PMC179345  PMID: 9244286

Abstract

The ppc gene, encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), from Rhodopseudomonas palustris No. 7 was cloned and sequenced. Primer extension analysis identified a transcriptional start site 42 bp upstream of the ppc initiation codon. An R. palustris No. 7 PEPC-deficient strain showed a slower doubling time compared with the wild-type strain either anaerobically in the light or aerobically in the dark, when pyruvate was used as a carbon source.

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