Range of medium pH values in which wild-type yeast can grow

Range 2.5 to 8.5 Unitless
Organism Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Reference Orij R, Brul S, Smits GJ. Intracellular pH is a tightly controlled signal in yeast. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2011 Mar 21 7th page right column top paragraphPubMed ID21421024
Primary Source T.M. Matthews, C. Webb, Culture systems, in: M.F. Tuite, S.G. Oliver (Eds.), Saccharomyces (Biotechnology Handbooks), Plenum Press, New York, 1991, pp. 249–282.
Comments Wild-type yeast can grow at medium pH values ranging from 2.5 to 8.5, while growth and fermentation kinetics are unaffected between 3.5 and 6.0 (primary source)
Entered by Uri M
ID 106516