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MYO-INOSITOL deficient cultures of Saccharomyces carlsbergensis strain 4228 (A.T.C.C. 9080) have been reported to grow both at a diminished rate and in abnormal cellular aggregates1,2. A comparison of the composition of deficient and normal cells revealed that myo-inositol deficiency led to an accumulation of glucans in cell walls2. This communication discusses another biochemical abnormality in myo-inositol deficiency resulting in the accumulation of enhanced amount of acetoin in S. carlsbergensis culture medium deficient in myo-inositol.
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LEWIN, L., SMITH, E. Accumulation of Acetoin by Myo-inositol-deficient Yeast. Nature 203, 867–868 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203867a0
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