The effect of antimycin a on carotenogenesis in Verticillium agaricinum.
Antimycin A did not induce carotenogenesis in dark grown cultures of V. agaricinum, but total protein was increased. In light, antimycin A did not affect total carotenoids, although protein was slightly increased. The results suggest that antimycin A could not have acted here as an inducer for the synthesis of specific carotenogenic enzymes or by inactivating a repressor as has been suggested for certain bacteria.
Department of Botany, Royal Holloway College, Englefield Green, Surrey, U. K..
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