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. 1971 Feb;121(3):461–467. doi: 10.1042/bj1210461

Properties of yeast grown anaerobically in media limiting in potassium

W Bartley 1, Valerie Broomhead 1
PMCID: PMC1176594  PMID: 4330378

Abstract

1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was grown anaerobically in media with different concentrations of K+ down to less than 1mm. Below 3.2mm the K+ concentration limited the growth rate and yield. 2. Yeast extract was essential for maximum growth. The yield of cells when the medium contained 0.83mm-K+ was only 30% of the yield with 90mm-K+. 3. At the end of anaerobic growth the cells grown in 0.83mm-K+ had a higher concentration of oxidative enzymes than cells grown in 90mm-K+. 4. The cells grown anaerobically in 0.83mm-K+ could adapt to aerobic conditions if K+ was present in the adaptation medium, but not otherwise. 5. The enzyme pattern of the yeast grown aerobically in 0.83mm-K+ was very similar to the anaerobically grown cells and did not change markedly after the glucose was consumed.

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