Abstract
Euglena gracilis, a flagellate protozoan, utilizes acetate and ethanol as energy and carbon sources. The acetate metabolism of Euglena grown on ethanol differs from that grown on acetate. Ethanol-grown cells have a rate of acetate oxidation at pH 7.0 lower than that of acetate-grown cells1. However, ethanol-grown cells incubated in the presence of acetate for about 80 min. often adapt to acetate, taking on characteristics similar to those of acetate-grown cells1,2. Thus, it was considered of interest to determine the respiration of Euglena in the presence of both acetate and ethanol.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1196 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Nature |
Volume | 190 |
Issue number | 4782 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1961 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General