2 WAYS OF IRON OXIDATION BY YEAST

Authors
BLASZCZYNSKI M KRAWIEC Z BILINSKI T
Citation
M. Blaszczynski et al., 2 WAYS OF IRON OXIDATION BY YEAST, Acta Microbiologica Polonica, 42(1), 1993, pp. 93-96
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Acta Microbiologica Polonica → ACNP
ISSN journal
01371320
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
93 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0137-1320(1993)42:1<93:2WOIOB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
It has been found that yeast cells suspended in saline containing ferr ous salts could oxidize them to the ferric form by excreting H2O2 and ammonia. Excretion of ammonia accelerates spontaneous oxidation of iro n by molecular oxygen. Ammonia generation probably results from the de gradation of amino acids within starving cells.