Riboflavin Production during Growth of Micrococcus luteus on Pyridine.
Micrococcus luteus produced 29 muM riboflavin during growth on 6.5 mM pyridine but not during growth on other substrates. On the basis of the results of radiolabelling studies, riboflavin was not directly synthesized from pyridine. Pyridine may interfere with riboflavin biosynthesis or elicit a general stress response in M. luteus.
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Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, DowElanco, Midland, Michigan 48641, and Department of Agronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1086.
O'loughlin
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