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The level of riboflavin synthetase in growing cultures of Bacillus subtilis is controlled by repression. The enzyme level is derepressed in flavinogenic mutants of the microorganism. Riboflavin-deficient mutants accumulating 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine are devoid of riboflavin synthetase.
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Bacher, A., Eggers, U. & Lingens, F. Genetic control of riboflavin synthetase in Bacillus subtilis . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 89, 73–77 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409401
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