posted by Enrique Flores <flores at cica.es> at 2000-04-11
MutantName
CSMJ3
GeneName
speB1
ProductName
agmatinase
Function
Degradation of agmatine.
GeneticBackground
PCC
DNA
yes
Phenotype
yes
PhenotypeDetails
Mutant strain CSMJ3 lacks any detectable agmatinase activity.
DrugMarker
Cm-r
AdditionalInformation
Reference:. M. J. Quintero, A. M. Muro-Pastor, A. Herrero & E. Flores (2000). Arginine catabolism in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 involves the urea cycle and arginase pathway.. J. Bacteriol. 182:1008-1015.