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. 1974 Sep;6(3):366–368. doi: 10.1128/aac.6.3.366

Impaired Penicillin Production in Lysine Regulatory Mutants of Penicillium chrysogenum1

Prakash S Masurekar a,2, Arnold L Demain a
PMCID: PMC444652  PMID: 15830488

Abstract

Lysine-regulatory mutants of Penicillium chrysogenum which excrete lysine were found to be deficient in production of penicillin. A revertant recovered the ability to produce penicillin.

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