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. 1975 Jul;123(1):118–122. doi: 10.1128/jb.123.1.118-122.1975

Mutant of the yeast Saccharomycopsis lipolytica that accumulates and excretes protorphyrin IX.

J Bassel, P Hambright, R Mortimer, A J Bearden
PMCID: PMC235697  PMID: 1141193

Abstract

The red, water-insoluble pigment excreted by a mutant strain of the yeast Saccharomycopsis lipolytica is show to be protoporphyrin IX. In genetic crosses the red phenotype has the properties characteristic of a defect in a single, recessive nuclear gene. The yield and ease of harvest of protoporphyrin IX from the yeast mutant indicate that this strain or its derivatives may be a valuable source of this substance.

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