Abstract
Triploid and tetraploid Saccharomyces strains containing different combinations of a gua-1 mutant allele and the corresponding wild type were prepared. The cultivation of the different strains in media upon which the mutant fails to grow leads to a pronounced growth rate response to the dosage of the wild-type allele. Proportionality between the specific activity of the guanosine 5'-monophosphate synthetase and the wild-type dosage was reavealed. Inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase, the precursor enzyme in the pathway, is derepressed in a sigmoid manner when the wild-type dosage is reduced, whereas the activity of cytosine deaminase, investigated as a reference enzyme, is less affected.
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