Chemotaxis of Physarum polycephalum towards Carbohydrates, Amino Acids and Nucleotides

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Abstract
A simple method for studying the chemotactic responses of the plasmodium of P. polycephalum was designed. A positive chemotactic response was detected towards the sugars D-glucose, lactose, D-maltose and D-galactose, the amino acids L-leucine, L-serine and DL-phenylalanine, and the nucleotide uracil. The significance of chemotaxis in Physarum is discussed.