| Literature DB >> 361725 |
Abstract
During rapid growth, the excretion of pyrimidines, predominantly uracil, is a common phenomenon in procaryotes and eucaryotes. In Escherichia coli, some K-12 strains excrete orotic acid and not uracil. This is caused by a mutation in the pyrF gene.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 361725 PMCID: PMC218615 DOI: 10.1128/jb.136.2.825-827.1978
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490