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The effects of maintained tryptophan levels on ergot alkaloid production and overall tryptophan economy inClaviceps purpurea

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Measurements of alkaloid production, dryweight, and total tryptophan requirement in batch cultures ofClaviceps purpurea maintained at predetermined levels of extracellular tryptophan by repeated measured additions of the aminoacid confirm previous accounts of the overall regulatory effects even in the absence of major fluctuations in the tryptophan level.

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Bu'Lock, J.D., Barr, J.G. The effects of maintained tryptophan levels on ergot alkaloid production and overall tryptophan economy inClaviceps purpurea . Biotechnol Lett 1, 261–265 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386999

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