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Demonstration of dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase inNeurospora crassa hyphae with a cytochemical procedure

J. Reiss

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Orotic AcidMicroscopyFormatesStaining and LabelingbiologyHyphaHistocytochemistryChemistryfungiCrassaDehydrogenaseCell BiologyDihydro-orotate dehydrogenasebiology.organism_classificationStainingNeurosporaBiochemistryAnatomyOxidoreductasesMetabolic activityAzo CompoundsDevelopmental biologyMycelium

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Dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase activity was demonstrated in the hyphae of the fungusNeurospora crassa by a cytochemical technique. The activity was slightly stronger in the hyphal tips thus demonstrating the more intense metabolic activity in these parts of the mycelium. Several control reactions showed that the staining reaction was specific.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01686503