NET UTILIZATION OF FREE AMINO ACIDS DURING THE INDUCED SYNTHESIS OF MALTOZYMASE IN YEAST

Abstract
The effect of induced synthesis of enzyme on the composition of the free amino acid pool of yeast was studied. The formation of maltozymase induced by alpha-methyl-glucoside, a non-utilizable analog, was the system employed. It was possible to demonstrate a net increase in utilization of internal free amino acids as a result of induction of enzymatic synthesis in resting cells suspended in a N-free medium. The data offer further evidence that induced enzymes are synthesized from free amino acids.