Zinc Toxicity

[Morris F. Manolson]

>Does anybody have a reference or information on:
> 
>The highest level of Zinc that Saccharomyces cerevisiae can grow 
>comfortably on? 

We have grown strains derived from X2180 (D. Botstein) on 4 mM ZnCl2
in rich media (YEPD).  I have never tried it in synthetic media.
Hope this helps, Morrie
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