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The Amino Acid Requirements of Acanthamoeba sp. Neff
Author(s) -
Adam Katherine M. G.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1964.tb01726.x
Subject(s) - glycine , threonine , serine , tryptophan , amino acid , histidine , lysine , chemistry , biochemistry , essential amino acid , biology , phosphorylation
SYNOPSIS.Acanthamoeba sp. Neff can synthesize 4 of the 10 essential amino acids, namely, histidine, lysine, threonine and tryptophan. However, in this minimal medium, the non‐essential amino acid glycine was also required for growth. Serine or threonine could replace glycine, but the growth rate was reduced.