Sulpholactic acid

In order to study the integration of secondary product formation into sporulation, different methods have been used. By the use of whole cell- and cell free-systems it has been demonstrated that the production of secondary metabolites occurs at different stages in growth. Furthermore, experiments with mutants and inhibitors of gene expression indicate that the formation of some secondary products, among which are sulpholactic acid, dipicolinic acid, brown pigments and peptide antibiotics, is closely linked to the sporulation process (Ref. 14, 19). 

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