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Site frmB

• Name: frmB
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b0355	Blattner et al. sequence
  b0355	MG1655 locus tag
  yaiM

  
  
• Mnemonic: formaldehyde
• Left End Point: 8.02
• Right End Point: 8.03
  Products:

  formylglutathione hydrolase active in formaldehyde detoxification

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

  frmB725(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13295
  EcoliWiki	frmB

  
  
• Comment:
  • expression stimulated by formaldehyde
• References:
  • Gonzalez, C.F., M. Proudfoot, G. Brown, Y. Korniyenko, H. Mori, A.V. Savchenko, A.F. Yakunin 2006. Molecular basis of formaldehyde detoxification.Characterization of two S-formylglutathione hydrolases from Escherichia coli, FrmB and YeiG. J.Biol.Chem.