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In the Laboratory
Some Aspects of Yeast Anaerobic Metabolism Examined by the Inhibition of Pyruvate Decarboxylase
Earl V. Martin
Mount Saint Vincent University, Department of Chemistry, 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6, CANADA
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October 1998
Vol. 75 No. 10
p. 1281
Abstract
Incubation of yeast cells with various sugars in aqueous alkaline phosphate solutions under anaerobic conditions results in the accumulation of pyruvate in the cell medium after short periods of up to 15 minutes. This accumulation of pyruvate as the end product of glycolysis results from the inhibition of pyruvate decarboxylase under the conditions. This pyruvate production can be readily measured in the cell-free medium by a spectrophotometric assay using lactic dehydrogenase and NADH. The production of pyruvate can be directly related to the ability of the yeast cells to metabolize particular carbon sources provided. Comparison of pyruvate production by yeast from a variety of common sugars, for example, provides students with a means to assess what sugars are readily utilized by this organism. An additional advantage for student laboratory studies is the availability of Sacchromyces cerevisiae at minimal cost as dry granules which are easily weighed and quickly activated.
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*  Citation
 Martin, Earl V. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1281.
*  Keywords
 biochem, carbohydrates, saccharides, sugars, enzymes, food science, uv-vis spectroscopy, laboratory instruction
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