An autolytic substance in a freshwater cyanobacterium Phormidium tenue.
An autolytic substance in an axenic cyanobacterium, Phormidium tenue, was identified as a mixture of fatty acids, by use of cultured cells in the laboratory. Among them, linoleic acid and linolenic acid were potent growth inhibitors.
Murakami
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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan.
Yamada
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Sakakibara
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D001329:Autolysis; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology
D005227:Fatty Acids