STIMULATION OF GROWTH INITIATION BY HEAT DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF GLUCOSE

Abstract

A compound, or compounds, ia produced by the heat-catalyzed interaction of glucose and phosphate which markedly reduces the time required for cells to enter the exponential phase of growth. The factor(s) has little or no effect on the rate of growth once multiplication commences or on the total cell crop. The compound(s) has not been identified but does not appear to be an aldehyde or ketone, a phosphorylated derivative of glucose, a volatile compound, a reducing agent, or an acidic compound.