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Site paaX

• Name: paaX
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1399	MG1655 locus tag
  pac	original name for region
  ydbY

  
  
• Mnemonic: Phenylacetic acid (degradation)
• Left End Point: 31.50
• Right End Point: 31.52
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  paaX763(del)::kan

  paaX796-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13746
  EcoliWiki	paaX

  
  
• Comment:
  • PAA degradation, function unknown
• References:
  • Cooper, R.A., D.C.N. Jones, S. Parrott 1985. Isolation and mapping of Escherichia coli K12 mutants defective in phenylacetate degradation. J.Gen.Microbiol. 131:2753-2757
  
  
  • Fernandez, C., A. Ferrandez, B. Minambres, E. Diaz, J.L. Garcia 2006. Genetic characterization of the phenylacetyl-coenzyme A oxygenase from the aerobic phenylacetic acid degradation pathway of Escherichia coli. Appl.Environ.Microbiol. 72:7422-7426