抄録
In the studies of biogenesis of pyridoxal by Candida albicans 4888,the availability of various amino acids as a sole source of carbon was investigated. Proline, arginine, alanine, asparatic acid and glutamic acid tupported the growth of yeast and the remarkable production of pyridoxal was observed in case of the latter two. Fumaric acid was considerably accumulated in the medium containing asparatic acid.