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. 1978 May;134(2):492-500.
doi: 10.1128/jb.134.2.492-500.1978.

Ribitol and D-arabitol catabolism in Escherichia coli

G A Scangos, A M Reiner

Ribitol and D-arabitol catabolism in Escherichia coli

G A Scangos et al. J Bacteriol. 1978 May.

Abstract

In Escherichia coli C, the catabolism of the pentitols ribitol and D-arabitol proceeds through separate, inducible operons, each consisting of a dehydrogenase and a kinase. The ribitol operon is induced in response to ribulose, and the D-arabitol operon is induced in response to D-arabitol. Each operon is under negative control. The genes of the ribitol and D-arabitol operons are very closely linked and lie in a mirror image arrangement, rtlB-rtlA-rtlC-atlC-atlA-atlB, between metG and his on the E. coli chromosome.

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