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. 1975 Jan;121(1):396–399. doi: 10.1128/jb.121.1.396-399.1975

Lipid synthesis in stringent Escherichia coli: an artifact in acetate labeling of phospholipids during a shiftdown in growth rate.

W D Nunn, L A Meade, B E Tropp
PMCID: PMC285656  PMID: 1090578

Abstract

The use of (14C)acetate to label the phospholipids of stringent Escherichia coli, after a decrease in agitation, leads to artifacts resulting from a decrease in the specific activity of the acetyl coenzyme A pool.

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