Repression of Acid Phosphatase Synthesis in Euglena gracilis

5 January 1962

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 135 (3497) , 46
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.135.3497.46

Abstract

Phosphate-repressible phosphatase synthesis occurs in the algae, Euglena gracilis. This phenomenon differs from the similar process known to occur in bacteria in that (i) the enzyme is an acid rather than an alkaline phosphatase, and (ii) enzyme activity nearly disappears after addition of phosphate to the culture.

Keywords

ALGAE/METABOLISM
PHOSPHATASES/METABOLISM