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Biotin deficiency inAspergillus nidulans has been found to increase the uptake of ammonium ions, associated with a marked increase in the activity of NADP-linked glutamate dehydrogenase, which is found to be the major route of ammonia assimilation in this culture. The results obtained are discussed with respect to the growth ofAspergillus nidulans during biotin deficiency.
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J. D. Desai gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a research fellowship from the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay.
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Desai, J.D., Modi, V.V. Assimilation of ammonia and growth of biotin deficientAspergillus nidulans . Experientia 32, 423–424 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920773
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