Abstract
Aspergillus mutants resistant to various purine analogues (purine, 8-azaguanine, 2-thioxanthine, and 2-thiouric acid) are defective in at least one step of purine uptake or breakdown. The properties of these mutants show that there are two uptake systems for purines, one which mediates the uptake of hypoxanthine, guanine, and adenine, and the other, xanthine and uric acid. Allantoinase-less strains are sensitive to the toxic effects of allantoin accumulation. They are severely inhibited when grown in the presence of naturally occurring purines. Mutant strains derived from these, resistant to naturally occurring purines, may be isolated. These are either wild-type revertants, or carry a second metabolic block in the uptake or breakdown of purines. The properties of these double mutants confirm the interpretation of the nature of the analogue-resistant mutants.
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