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Volutin occurs in most microorganisms. The literature of the subject is scattered through all fields of microbiology and is published in several languages. Differences of opinion concerning the morphology, physiology and chemical nature of it are so great that it is impossible at present to equate results. In yeasts, which have been studied quite extensively, two chemical entities have apparently been recognized:

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    A metachromatically staining constituent in the vacuole (also in the cytoplasm according to some authors) that has been called “volutin”, “metachromatin” and “metaphosphate”.

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    A ribosenucleic acid-containing substance in the cytoplasm that has been called “volutin” and “basophilic granules”.

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Nagel, L. Volutin. Bot. Rev 14, 174–184 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861553

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