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Team:Kyoto/Hunger
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Project Hunger
Introduction
For every living thing, needless biological activity is not efficient. Cells must be controlled so that enzymes are produced only when they are necessary. Ammonia is an essential nitrogen source for the bactria. When enteric bacteria are deprived of ammonia, they express glnA to produce glutamine synthetase(GS). Nitrogen is used in the reaction of
Glutamate + NH3 + ADP → Glutamine + ADP + phosphate
GS
The expression of glnA is regulated by several proteins including NtrB, NtrC, Pii.
