Biochemical Investigations of a Marine Bacterium and Its Viruses.

Abstract

The biochemistry of a marine bacterium and its viruses has been investigated. Five bacteriophages infecting Serratia marinorubra have been isolated. These possess a unique species of DNA. The pyrimidine pathway and the tryptophan biosynthetic pathway is described. The purification and characterization of one of the enzymes of the tryptophan pathway have been described. Work on plant tissue culture is also included in the report. The first enzyme of the pathway, anthranilate synthetase is inhibited both in vitro and in vivo by 1-tryptophan.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1971
Accession Number
AD0728469

Entities

People

  • William L. Belser

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Bacteriophages
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Plant Tissue
  • Plants
  • Pyrimidines
  • Tissue Culture
  • Tryptophan
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular Genetics