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. 1981 Oct;148(1):365–367. doi: 10.1128/jb.148.1.365-367.1981

Occurrence of an Inducible Glutaminase in Bacillus licheniformis

William R Cook 1, Joshua H Hoffman 1,†, Robert W Bernlohr 1
PMCID: PMC216201  PMID: 7287627

Abstract

We report the presence of l-glutamine aminohydrolase activity (EC 3.5.1.2) in extracts of B. licheniformis A5. The activity was induced by glutamine and repressed by glucose.

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