Site hemL
- Name: hemL
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0154 MG1655 locus tag gsa popC Powell et al.,1973 (porphyrin) - Mnemonic: Hemin
- Left End Point: 3.74
- Right End Point: 3.77
- Products:
glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase GSA amino transferase glutamate-1-semialdehyde 2,1-aminomutase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
hemL206 hemL207 - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10432 EcoliWiki hemL - Comment:
- synthesis of delta-amino levulinate
- References:
- Ilag, L.L., D. Jahn, G. Eggertsson, D. Soll 1991. The Escherichia coli hemL gene encodes glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase. J.Bacteriol. 173:3408-3413
- Grimm, B., A. Bull, V. Breu 1991. Structural genes of glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase for porphyrin synthesis in a cyanobacterium and Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 225:1-10
- Ilag, L.L., D. Jahn 1992. Activity and spectroscopic properties of the Escherichia coli glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase and the putative active site mutant K265R. Biochemistry 31:7143-7151