Original Article

Effect of Vitamin B12 on Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Lactobacillus leichmanii (Effect of Allicin on Nucleic Acid Metabolism)

Hae Kyung Park
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Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
Corresponding author: Hae-Kyung, Park. Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Vitamin B12 is required during growth of Lactobacillus leichmanii. At a concentration allicin stimulated the action of vitamin B12 and also had the same effect on DNA synthesis by isotope experiment.