title: Effect of ethanol on Escherichia coli cells. Enhancement of DNA synthesis due to ethanol treatment.
abstract: Increased ethanol concentration in the nutrient medium gradually slowed down the growth of Escherichia coli cells. However, during growth in the presence of 5% ethanol, DNA synthesis per cell increased about 2.5-fold compared to control cells. There was a 40-45% increase in plasmid copy number in the ethanol-treated cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, University College of Science, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Poddar
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D000431:Ethanol