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A NUMBER of p-benzoquinones have been shown to inhibit bacterial growth1–3 and the succinic oxidase activity of beef heart4,5. In view of the role of quinones in the electron transport and coupled phosphorylation of bacteria6–8 it seemed of some interest to determine the relationship between susceptibility to p-benzoquinones and the distribution of respiratory benzoquinones and naphthoquinones in bacteria.
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MAY, J., HOUGHTON, R. Distribution of Respiratory Quinones in 2,5-di-tert-amyl-p-benzoquinone-sensitive and -resistant Bacteria. Nature 205, 1032–1033 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051032b0
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