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. 1983 Apr;154(1):513–515. doi: 10.1128/jb.154.1.513-515.1983

Cytoplasmic l-Asparaginase: Isolation of a Defective Strain and Mapping of ansA

Thomas Del Casale 1, Paul Sollitti 1, Robert H Chesney 1
PMCID: PMC217488  PMID: 6339481

Abstract

An Escherichia coli mutant defective in the production of cytoplasmic l-asparaginase I has been isolated. The mutation (ansA) has been mapped between the gap and pncA loci at 39 min on the E. coli map.

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