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An autolytic substance in a freshwater cyanobacterium Phormidium tenue
N Murakami1, N Yamada, J Sakakibara
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan.
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
An autolytic substance in an axenic cyanobacterium, Phormidium tenue, was identified as a mixture of fatty acids, by use of cultured cells in the laboratory. Among them, linoleic acid and linolenic acid were potent growth inhibitors.