1973Journal of BacteriologyOpen access

Identification of a Self-Inhibitor from Spores of Dictyostelium discoideum

Charles W. Bacon, Alfred S. Sussman, Ara G. Paul

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A self-inhibitor of spore germination has been isolated from spores of Dictyostelium discoideum, a cellular slime mold, and chemically characterized as 2-dimethylamino-6-oxypurineriboside.

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A self-inhibitor of spore germination has been isolated from spores of Dictyostelium discoideum, a cellular slime mold, and chemically characterized as 2-dimethylamino-6-oxypurineriboside.

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A self-inhibitor of spore germination has been isolated from spores of Dictyostelium discoideum, a cellular slime mold, and chemically characterized as 2-dimethylamino-6-oxypurineriboside.

Key concepts: Dictyostelium discoideum, Slime mold, Spore, Biology, Mycetozoa, Spore germination, Germination, Dictyostelium

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