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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
The recovery of dilute populations of stationary phase cells of Escherichia coli was studied using an automatic growth analyser. The addition of 30% supernatant from 2-d-old stationary phase cells of the organism reproducibly shortened the apparent lag times by 22-57.5%, depending on the age of the inoculum. True lag times, as determined by colony counts, of stationary phase cells were reduced by supernatant addition by 41-62%. The growth-stimulating substance was characterized and partly purified from supernatants: the active material was shown to be dialysable, heat-stable, acid- and alkali-stable and protease-resistant. Extraction with ethyl acetate or ion-exchange resins was not successful, but the active material could be quantitatively extracted with ethanol after saturation with salt. It is concluded that the active substance is a small, non-proteinaceous, non-ionic organic molecule. Separation of extracts by HPLC indicated that the stimulatory substance is weakly hydrophobic and has retention times similar to those of uracil. So far, however, the exact chemical identity of the active substance has not been elucidated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1350-0872
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
147
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1875-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of an autostimulatory substance produced by Escherichia coli.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biological Sciences, Cledwyn Building, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3DD, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't