The formation of kanamycin is markedly inhibited by mercuric chloride, sodium iodoacetate, 2,4-dinitrophenol, sodium arsenite and sodium azide particularly when these are added at the start of fermentation. Less inhibition of kanamycin synthesis is observed in case of sodium 5,5-diethylbarbiturate, malonic acid, sodium arsenate and sodium fluoride. Inhibition of kanamycin synthesis is associated with growth inhibition in case of 2,4-dinitrophenol, sodium arsenite and sodium azide. Bacitracin and D-cycloserine have a stimulatory effect on kanamycin synthesis with slight inhibition of cellular growth. This stimulation might be due to accumulation of cell wallintermediates--aminosugar and sugar--which are shunted to the pathway of kanamycin synthesis. Penicillin lowers kanamycin synthesis by 65 percent as compared with 19 percent reduction of cellular growth. Chloramphenicol has a stimulatory effect at lower concentration (20 mug/ml), when it is added at 24 h of fermentation. At higher concentration (50 mug/ml) chloramphenicol shows marked inhibition of both cellular growth and antibiotic biosynthesis.

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