title: L-Arabinose transport and the L-arabinose binding protein of Escherichia coli.
abstract: The active accumulation of L-arabinose by arabinose induced cultures of Escherichia coli is mediated by 2 independent transport mechanisms. One, specified by the gene locus araE, is membrane bound and possesses a relatively "low affinity". The other, specified in part by the genetic locus araF, contains as a functional component the L-arabinose binding protein and functions with a "high affinity" for the substrate. The L-arabinose binding protein has been purified, partially characterized, crystallized, and sequenced.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001089:Arabinose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005796:Genes; D007700:Kinetics; D009876:Operon; D011485:Protein Binding; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D001089:Arabinose