Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1977
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Alex Shrift
Second Advisor
Fredrick Kull
Third Advisor
Bruce Norcross
Series
Science and Mathematics
Abstract
This thesis was undertaken in order to gain a more complete understanding of the penetration of the sulfur metabolic pathways by selenium. Specifically, an attempt was made to determine if selenium could replace sulfur in biotin synthesized by Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Although selenium has been found to replace sulfur in many biologically active compounds, it has never been demonstrated in a naturally synthesized coenzyme or cyclic structure such as that found in biotin.
Recommended Citation
Frost, Janet Linda, "The biosynthesis of a biotin compound containing ⁷⁵Se" (1977). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 425.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/dissertation_and_theses/425