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Production of lysine byAzotobacter chroococcum strain H23 was studied in chemically-defined media amended with different concentrations of alachlor, metolachlor, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T and 2,3,6-TBA. The presence of 5, 10, and 50μg/ml of alachlor or 2,3,6-TBA significantly decreased quantitative production of lysine. However, the presence 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T at concentrations of 10 and 50μg/ml enhanced the production of lysine. Quantitative production of lysine was not affected as consequence of the addition of metolachlor to the culture medium, showing that the release lysine to the culture media byA. chroococcum was not affected by that herbicide.
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González-López, J., Martínez-Toledo, M.V., Rodelas, B. et al. Effect of some herbicides on the production of lysine byAzotobacter chroococcum . Amino Acids 17, 165–173 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01361879
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