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Site Specific Lysine Acetylation of Histones for Nucleosome Reconstitution using Genetic Code Expansion in Escherichia coli
Published on: December 26, 2020
Transport systems for lysine, thialysine and selenalysine in E. coli KL16
Abstract:
Two lysine transport systems have been identified in E. coli KL16. They differ in their affinity for lysine, one showing a KM of 0.36 microM and the other a KM of 4.7 microM. Different compounds with chemical similarities to lysine were tested for their capacity to interfere with lysine transport. Among these only thialysine and selenalysine competitively inhibit lysine transport. The inhibition is on both transport systems. Thialysine shows a KI of 4 microM for the low affinity system and a KI of 8 microM for the high affinity system. Selenalysine shows values of 6 microM and 12 microM respectively.
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