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. 1980 Jun;142(3):1036–1039. doi: 10.1128/jb.142.3.1036-1039.1980

A mutant Ebg enzyme that converts lactose into an inducer of the lac operon.

S J Rolseth, V A Fried, B G Hall
PMCID: PMC294136  PMID: 6769907

Abstract

Lactose is not itself an inducer of the lac operon, nor is it converted to an inducer by ebg+ beta-galactosidase of Escherichia coli. We report here the isolation of a mutant Ebg beta-galactosidase which is capable of converting lactose into an inducer of the lac operon.

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