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Site rihC

• Name: rihC
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b0030	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: ribonucleoside hydrolase
• Left End Point: 0.59
• Right End Point: 0.63
  Products:

  ribonucleoside hydrolase, active on both purines and pyrimidines

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  rihC743(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11082
  EcoliWiki	rihC

  
  
• Comment:
  • alternative pathway for utilizing cytidine as pyrimidine source in Cdd- strains. Poorly expressed on glucose due to catabolite repression
• References:
  • Petersen, C., L.B. Moller 2001. The RihA, RihB, and RihC ribonucleoside hydrolases of Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 276:884-894