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A significant increase in the levels of electron transport components and biotransformation enzymes was observed when cells of Serratia marcescens were incubated for 3 h or cells grown for 8 h (exponential growth phase) in synthetic medium containing either 1.0% ethanol or 5.0% veratrole when compared to peptone-glucose medium. Phenobarbital was found to be a poor inducer of monooxygenase.
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Salokhe, M., Govindwar, S. Inducibility of biotransformation enzymes in Serratia marcescens . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 19, 199–200 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023263613480
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