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. 1974 Sep;6(3):369–371. doi: 10.1128/aac.6.3.369

Dihydrofolate Reductase in Pediococcus cerevisiae Strains Susceptible and Resistant to Amethopterin

Frederika Mandelbaum-Shavit 1, Nathan Grossowicz 1
PMCID: PMC444653  PMID: 15830489

Abstract

A mutant strain of Pediococcus cerevisiae was obtained which had 1,000-fold greater resistance to amethopterin than the P. cerevisiae/PteGlu strain. The dihydrofolate reductase level of the mutant was about 60-fold higher than that of the parent. The mutant accumulated folate, though less efficiently than its parent.

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