The level of riboflavin synthetase in growing cultures of Bacillus subtilis is controlled by repression. The enzyme level is derepressed in flavinogenie mutants of the microorganism. Riboflavin-deficient mutants accumulating 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine are devoid of riboflavin synthetase.
Anomalous Genetic Interactions observed in Bacillus subtilis
β Scribed by KOHIYAMA, M.; IKEDA, Y.
- Book ID
- 109604320
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1959
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 217 KB
- Volume
- 184
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/184208a0
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