Action of Myxin on the Chloroplast System of Euglena gracilis Journal Articles

abstract

• SYNOPSIS. Myxin (1‐hydroxy‐6‐methoxy‐phenazine‐5,10‐dioxide), a wide spectrum antibiotic, inhibits chloroplast replication in Euglena gracilis strain Z at concentrations which have no effect upon growth or survival. Myxin also inhibits the synthesis of chlorophyll when etiolated Euglena are illuminated in resting medium. By analogy with its action on bacteria, it is suggested that myxin may cause selective inhibition of chloroplast nucleic acid synthesis.

authors

• Mccalla, Dennis Robert
• BAERG, WALDO

status

• published 

publication date

• August 1969

has subject area

• 0605 Microbiology (FoR)
• 0608 Zoology (FoR)
• Animals (MeSH)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (MeSH)
• Chlorophyll (MeSH)
• Chloroplasts (MeSH)
• Darkness (MeSH)
• Euglena (MeSH)
• Light (MeSH)
• Mycology & Parasitology (Science Metrix)
• Nucleic Acids (MeSH)
• Phenazines (MeSH)

published in

• Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplasts
• Darkness
• Euglena
• Light
• Nucleic Acids
• Phenazines

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1969.tb02293.x

PubMed ID

• 5343458

start page

• 425

end page

• 428

volume

• 16

issue

• 3