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ADENINE, guanine and uracil have been shown by Holland and Meinke1, to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus fæcalis R., the inhibition being reversed by serine. We have observed a similar inhibition of the growth of a yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiæ strain D.C.L. 349, by uracil, which is reversed by arginine.
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Holland, B. R., and Meinke, W. W., J. Biol. Chem., 178, 7 (1949).
Volcani, B. E., and Snell, E. E., J. Biol. Chem., 174, 893 (1948).
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MILLER, E., HARRISON, J. Growth Inhibition of a Yeast by Uracil, and its Reversal by Arginine. Nature 166, 1035 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/1661035a0
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