MITOMYCINS AND BLEACHING OF EUGLENA GRACILIS

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作者
EBRINGER, L
MEGO, JL
JURASEK, A
机构
[1] Department of Microbiology, Komensky University, Bratislava
[2] Department of Biology, University of Alabama, University, 35486, Alabama
[3] Department of Organic Chemistry, Slovak Polytechnical University, Bratislava
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ARCHIV FUR MIKROBIOLOGIE | 1969年 / 64卷 / 03期
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10.1007/BF00425628
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The effects of some mitomycin antibiotics on the chloroplast system of Euglena gracilis were studied. Only those derivatives which contained an alkyl group on the aziridine nitrogen were effective bleaching agents. Thus, only N-methyl-mitomycin, porfiromycin, and mitomycin B caused a highly significant loss of chloroplasts. This sensitivity of the Euglena chloroplast to small structural differences in the active centers of antibiotics demonstrates the usefulness of this organism in the study of relationships between biological activity and chemical structure of antibiotics. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.
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