Respuesta :
When both glucose and lactose are present in the media in which E. coli is growing the preferred carbon source of is glucose.
About lac operon:
- The lac operon of E. coli contains genes involved in lactose metabolism which is expressed when lactose is present and glucose is absent.
- The lac repressor and catabolite activator protein (CAP) are two regulators that control the operon's "on" and "off" states in response to lactose and glucose concentrations.
- A lactose sensor is the lac repressor. When lactose is present, it ceases to function as a repressor, blocking transcription of the operon in its usual state. Through isomer allolactose, the lac repressor indirectly detects lactose.
- The CAP serves as a glucose sensor. It starts the operon's transcription, but only when the blood glucose level is low. Through the chemical cAMP, CAP detects glucose in an indirect manner.
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