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The Biosynthesis of Histidine and Its Regulation

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All the genes of histidine biosynthesis are adjacent and form an operon located at 44 min on the E.

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Cohen, G.N. (2010). The Biosynthesis of Histidine and Its Regulation. In: Microbial Biochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9437-7_32

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