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. 1964 Apr;87(4):920–923. doi: 10.1128/jb.87.4.920-923.1964

INDUCTION OF THE METHIONINE-ACTIVATING ENZYME IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE1

C Joanne Pigg a, W A Sorsoli a, L W Parks a
PMCID: PMC277111  PMID: 14137631

Abstract

Pigg, C. JoAnne (Oregon State University, Corvallis), W. A. Sorsoli, and L. W. Parks. Induction of the methionine-activating enzyme in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Bacteriol. 87:920–923. 1964.—The methionine-activating enzyme was induced in yeast in the presence of methionine, resulting in an accumulation of S-adenosylmethionine. Formation of the sulfonium derivative prevented the accumulation of high levels of free methionine in induced cells. The physiological significance of this phenomenon is discussed.

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