KCN and S. cerevisiae

[David B. Hedrick]

Sylvain:

	Is the O2 consumption coupled to growth?  Do the fermentation products
change with O2 consumption?  Could it be growing by fermentation, the O2
reacting with fermentation products via a non-specific enzyme?  
 
> > Is there someone that could explain why I observe a consumption of
> >  oxygen with S. cerevisae wt, catalase A deficient and acatalasaemic
> >  after having added CCCP (decouplant), myxothiazol, antimycine A and KCN
> >
> >  (inhibitors of respiration), the last one should not allow any
> >  consumption of oxygen but I have a signifiant one.
> >  Thanx a lot
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