Nutritional Requirements and Biosynthetic Capabilities of the Parasitic Flagellate Free

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Summary: A study of the nutritional requirements of the trypanosomid flagellate ( has led to the development of a chemically defined growth medium containing methionine, thiamine, nicotinamide, -amino-benzoic acid, glucose, salts and trace metals. Fractionation and analysis of organisms grown in this defined medium supplemented with trace amounts of various C-labelled substrates has thrown light upon the ability of growing organisms to utilize carbon derived from glucose, acetate, a number of amino acids, purines and pyrimidines for the synthesis of cellular components.

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