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. 1985 Dec;164(3):1350–1352. doi: 10.1128/jb.164.3.1350-1352.1985

beta-Chloro-L-alanine inhibition of the Escherichia coli alanine-valine transaminase.

W A Whalen, M D Wang, C M Berg
PMCID: PMC219336  PMID: 3934143

Abstract

beta-Chloro-L-alanine, an amino acid analog which inhibits a number of enzymes, reversibly inhibited the Escherichia coli K-12 alanine-valine transaminase, transaminase C. This inhibition, along with the inhibition of transaminase B, accounted for the isoleucine-plus-valine requirement of E. coli in the presence of beta-chloro-L-alanine.

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