SEPARATION OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC POLYPEPTIDE TYROCIDINE FROM PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS

Abstract
The biosynthesis of tyiocidine and protein by Bacillus brevis were compared. Several compounds affect the processes independently indicating distinct differences. Chloramphenicol and puromycin effectively inhibited protein synthesis but had no effect on the formation of tyrocidine. Several analogues of amino-acids inhibited the biosynthesis of tyrocidine without affecting that of protein. Other amino-acid analogues inhibited the production of protein but not tyrocidine.