[Effect of surface-active substances on carbohydrate metabolism in the producer of oleandomycin]

Activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (I), fructose diphosphate aldolase (II) and succinate dehydrogenase (III) and content of pyruvate (IV) in the mycelium of the oleandomycin-producing organism were studied during increased intensity of the antibiotic synthesis. The increase in the intensity of the antibiotic synthesis was induced by exposure of the spores to a surface active substance, twin-21. After the exposure a rise in the activity of all the three enzymes in the phase of the culture intensive growth was observed. During the antibiotic intensive production the cultures with increased antibiotic production levels were characterized by significantly higher activity of I as compared to the control while the activity levels of II and III were approximately the same. It was shown that concentration of IV in the mycelium during the antibiotic intensive biosynthesis decreased and the decrease was more pronounced after exposure to twin-21.