title: [Effect of vitamin A on the biosynthesis of carotene by Blakeslea trispora].
abstract: Retinol stimulates carotene synthesis in the microscopic fungus Blakeslea trispora; the stimulating effect of vitamin A is not manifested in the presence of cycloheximide. Vitamin A and beta-ionone are presumed to affect carotene synthesis in Blakeslea trispora by imitating the action of natural compounds stimulating isoprenoid synthesis--trisporic acids.
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D009090:Mucorales / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids; D003513:Cycloheximide
vernacular_title: Vliianie vitamina A na biosintez karotina Blakeslea trispora