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Reversal of Thymine Xyloside Inhibition in Escherichia coli by Glutathione

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AN unexpected competitive relationship between thymine xyloside and glutathione has been found. Thymine xyloside inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli in a synthetic medium. This inhibition is competitively reversed by glutathione.

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  1. THOMAS D. BROCK

    Present address: Department of Biology, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 6, Ohio

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BROCK, T. Reversal of Thymine Xyloside Inhibition in Escherichia coli by Glutathione. Nature 181, 269–270 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181269b0

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