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J Bacteriol. 1969 March; 97(3): 1500–1501.
PMCID: PMC249876
Antimetabolite Action of 5-Methyltryptophan in Bacillus subtilis
Roy A. Jensen
Department of Microbiology, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77025
Abstract
The roles of anthranilate and histidine in the regulation of tryptophan synthesis were implicated by observations of antagonistic relationships with 5-methyltryptophan in Bacillus subtilis.
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