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In the majority of E.coli, the enzyme Rfal joins the O-antigen to the membrane-bound lipid core molecule. Since the K-12 strain has an insertion mutation in the gene coding for O-antigen, the enzyme Rfal is free to join colanic acid to the lipid core. | In the majority of E.coli, the enzyme Rfal joins the O-antigen to the membrane-bound lipid core molecule. Since the K-12 strain has an insertion mutation in the gene coding for O-antigen, the enzyme Rfal is free to join colanic acid to the lipid core. | ||
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Rfal
In the majority of E.coli, the enzyme Rfal joins the O-antigen to the membrane-bound lipid core molecule. Since the K-12 strain has an insertion mutation in the gene coding for O-antigen, the enzyme Rfal is free to join colanic acid to the lipid core.
