Abstract
IN experiments with the lipids of different Mycobacteria we found that the acetone solution of lipids becomes green in colour as a result of certain oxidizing agents. A more precise examination revealed that such a change in colour occurred in the lipid solutions of only those bacteria which were grown in media containing malachite green.
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TÁRNOK, I., CZANIK, P. Malachite Green - reducing Enzyme in Mycobacteria . Nature 183, 549–550 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183549a0
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