A new series of maltase negative mutants have been isolated from yeast strains carrying the MAL4 gene. These mutants are allelic to the MAL4 gene and fail to ferment maltose, sucrose, and alpha-methylglucoside. Most revertants isolated from these mutants restore the ability to ferment above sugars,
Selection of yeast mutants constitutive for maltase synthesis
β Scribed by Needleman, Richard ;Eaton, Norman R.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 133
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0026-8925
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