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. 1973 Oct;116(1):494–496. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.1.494-496.1973

Biotin Uptake in Biotin Regulatory Mutant of Escherichia coli

C H Pai 1
PMCID: PMC246449  PMID: 4583224

Abstract

A transport system for biotin in Escherichia coli is regulated by biotin and is not affected by the mutation (bioR) that causes the constitutive synthesis of the bio operon enzymes.

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