Utilization of amino acids

Parent categories	2. Metabolism 2.3. Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism
Neighbouring categories	2.3.1. Biosynthesis/ acquisition of amino acids 2.3.2. Utilization of amino acids 2.3.3. Utilization of nitrogen sources other than amino acids 2.3.4. Putative amino acid transporter
Related categories	CodY regulon
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

Utilization of glutamine/ glutamate

• glnH
• glnK
• glnL
• glnM
• glnP
• glnQ
• glnT
• glsA
• gltT
• gudB
• ylaM

Utilization of proline

• putB
• putC
• putP
• putR
• gabP

Utilization of proline/ based on similarity

• ytnA

Utilization of arginine/ ornithine

• Sr1
• ahrC
• rocA
• rocB
• rocC
• rocD
• rocE
• rocF
• rocG
• rocR

Utilization of histidine

• hutG
• hutH
• hutI
• hutM
• hutP
• hutU
• ybgF

Utilization of asparagine/ aspartate

• ansA
• ansB
• ansR
• ansZ
• yveA

Utilization of alanine/ serine

• adeR
• ald
• sdaAA
• sdaAB
• yrbD

Utilization of threonine/ glycine

• gcvH
• gcvPA
• gcvPB
• gcvT
• kbl
• tdh

Utilization of branched-chain amino acids

• bcaP
• bcd
• bkdAA
• bkdAB
• bkdB
• bkdR
• buk
• lpdV
• mmgA
• ptb
• yngE
• yngF
• yngG
• yngH
• yngHB
• yngI
• yngJ

Utilization of gamma-amino butyric acid

• gabD
• gabP
• gabR
• gabT

Important reviews

Robert A Bender
Regulation of the histidine utilization (hut) system in bacteria.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2012, 76(3);565-84
[PubMed:22933560] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)