REVIEW: Polyphosphates and Enzymes of Polyphosphate Metabolism in Escherichia coli

M. A. Nesmeyanova

Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292 Russia; fax: (095) 923-3602; E-mail: aniram@ibpm.serpukhov.su

Received December 15, 1999

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This review summarizes the results of our study of polyphosphate and enzymes of polyphosphate metabolism in E. coli and their regulation by exogenous orthophosphate and other physiological and genetic factors.

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KEY WORDS: E. coli, polyphosphate, enzymes, regulation, orthophosphate

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