Abstract
Actively growing cells of Streptomyces antibioticus are sensitive to actinomycin; by contrast, the organism appears to be quite insensitive to the compound during antibiotic production. Inhibition of actinomycin synthesis by 3-methyl- dl-proline is accompanied by an increase in cell growth. It is suggested that the antibiotic may function as a normal repressor substance in cellular metabolism.
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