Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbial, Biochemical, and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Abstract
Cycloheximide (CYH) is a heterocyclic, glutarimide antibiotic that is a potent inhibitor of protein biosynthesis in most eukaryotes. This study demonstrated that yeasts from all species of the Lipomycetaceae, with the exception of Dipodascopsis spp., can grow in the presence of up to 5 g·L–1 CYH — a concentration that is five times higher than the accepted “highest” concentration of 1 g·L–1 used in physiological tests for yeast identification. Lipomycetaceous yeasts are known to utilize heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compounds such as thymine as sole nitrogen source. CYH contains a glutarimide ring, which is chemically similar to thymine. We investigated the possibility that CYH resistance in the Lipomycetaceae might be due to an ability to degrade CYH and use it as the sole nitrogen source. However, we were unable to demonstrate significant growth on CYH as sole nitrogen source. When thymine was used as positive control, we could demonstrate its utilization as sole nitrogen source.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Genetics,Molecular Biology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Immunology,Microbiology
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3 articles.
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