Open AccessChanges in the amino acid pool in a nickel‐resistant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Author(s) -
Joho Masanori,
Imada Yuichi,
Tohoyama Hiroshi,
Murayama Tetsuo
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb13922.x
Subject(s) - histidine , saccharomyces cerevisiae , yeast , strain (injury) , nickel , amino acid , chemistry , biochemistry , yeast extract , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , fermentation , organic chemistry , anatomy
In a Ni‐resistant strain of S. cerevisiae , the histidine content of the amino acid pool was increased by culture in a Ni‐supplemented medium, while the content of other amino acids was decreased. The toxicity of nickel to yeast was reduced by addition of histidine to the medium. It is concluded that histidine content plays an important role in Ni‐resistance in yeast.