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why glucose cannot act as inducer for lac operon


Spoorthi 17th Oct, 2019
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Nithesh 17th Oct, 2019

Hello spoorthi !!Glucose structures are not sufficient to bind with repressor (a protein sensor) so they cannot acts as inducer for lac operon.where as lactose acts as an inducer because it binds with the repressor.hope the above information helps you .Thank you !

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