@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-113-2-403, author = "Smith, R. J.", title = "Increasing Guanosine 3′-Diphosphate 5′-Diphosphate Concentration with Decreasing Growth Rate in Anacystic nidulans", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1979", volume = "113", number = "2", pages = "403-405", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-113-2-403", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-113-2-403", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "The concentration of guanosine 3′-diphosphate 5′-diphosphate increased exponentially with decreasing growth rate in Anacystis nidulans grown at different light intensities. This is inconsistent with the concept of guanosine 3′-diphosphate 5′-diphosphate as a regulator of transcription in A. nidulans since previous work has shown that in this organism the RNA/DNA ratio remains constant with increasing growth rate, implying a constant rate of transcription from individual cistrons.", }