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WASHED mycelium of Penicillium chrysogenum will not synthesize amylase except in the presence of starch. Production cannot be increased by adding amino-acids to the medium.
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HORVÁTH, I., BAJUSZ, S. & SZENTIRMAI, A. Inhibitory Action of Amino-Acid Esters on the Production of Extracellular Amylase by Penicillium chrysogenum . Nature 183, 477 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183477a0
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