Abstract
Twenty-seven independent pyridoxineless mutants belonging to genetic linkage group I were assayed for glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase. Some mutants lacked enzyme activity entirely, and others showed activity ranging from very low to wild-type levels. Reversion to pyridoxine independence usually had no effect upon this activity. Transfer of the pyridoxine genes to a common host that had wild-type levels of enzyme activity made the recipient pyridoxineless without affecting the activity. These results negate the idea of an obligatory role for glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase in pyridoxine biosynthesis.
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