Influence of L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone on ascorbate production in some yeasts

被引:13
作者
Onofri, S
Poerio, E
Serangeli, P
Tosi, S
Garuccio, I
Arrigoni, O
机构
[1] UNIV TUSCIA, DIPARTIMENTO AGROBIOL & AGROCHIM, I-01100 VITERBO, ITALY
[2] UNIV BARI, IST BOT, I-70125 BARI, ITALY
来源
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY | 1997年 / 71卷 / 03期
关键词
ascorbate pathway; Clavispora; Cryptococcus; L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone; lycorine; Pichia; Saccharomyces;
D O I
10.1023/A:1000161921389
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone appear to influence ascorbic acid production in strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Clavispora lusitaniae, Cryptococcus terreus, Pichia fermentans in which this is undetected whenever glucose represents the sole carbon source. Cryptococcus terreus (strains DBVP 6012 and 6242) does not show ascorbic acid production either in presence or in the absence of L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone. This feature is probably connected to the insensibility of the strain to the lycorine, an alkaloid which commonly inhibits cell division probably by blocking L-galactonic acid gamma-lactone convertion into ascorbate.
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