Auto-growth inhibitory substance from the fresh-water cyanobacterium Phormidium tenue.
An extract of the cyanobacterium P. tenue showed a significant inhibitory effect on its own growth. Bioassay-directed fractionation has led to the identification of the auto-growth inhibitory substance as a mixture of fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic and linolenic acids appear to be predominantly responsible for the auto-growth inhibitory effect.
Yamada
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Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya, Japan.
Murakami
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N
Morimoto
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T
Sakakibara
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J
D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
D005227:Fatty Acids; D006131:Growth Inhibitors