Abstract
WILLSTÄTTER and co-workers1 have shown that if glucose is added to a suspension of yeast cells, it disappears from solution and is built up into a polysaccharide (glycogen), inside the yeast cells. Only after this (in about ten minutes time) does the fermentation begin, as tested by the production of carbon dioxide.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Willstätter, R., and Rohdewald, M., Enzymologia, 8, 1 (1940).
Verzár, F., and Somogyi, J. C., NATURE, 144, 1014 (1939); 145, 781 (1940).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
PULVER, R., VERZÁR, F. Connexion between Carbohydrate and Potassium Metabolism in the Yeast Cell. Nature 145, 823–824 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145823a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145823a0
This article is cited by
-
Distribution of Potassium in Baker's Yeast
Nature (1961)
-
Die Wirkung von Kohlenhydraten auf den Kaliumstoffwechsel bei Gesunden und Leberkranken
Klinische Wochenschrift (1955)
-
Influence of Potassium on Sugar Metabolism
Nature (1942)
-
Die Wirkung von Adrenalin auf Plasma-Kalium und Blutzucker beim normalen und adrenalektomierten Tier
Pflügers Archiv für die Gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere (1942)
-
Potassium and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Nature (1940)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
