| Literature DB >> 4091800 |
J L Firmin, I M Stewart, K E Wilson.
Abstract
A novel methionine-containing plasmid-determined compound, N2-(1-carboxyethyl)methionine (NCEM) has been identified in crown-gall tumours induced by octopine-type strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. NCEM is probably synthesized by octopine synthase. Cell-free preparations from octopine-type strains of A. tumefaciens can degrade NCEM; however, the bacterium cannot transport the compound into the cell, although these strains can take up and degrade the octopine family of opines.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4091800 PMCID: PMC1152897 DOI: 10.1042/bj2320431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857