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The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of the yeast, Saccharomyces ellipsoideus, exhibits a maximum of 2650 Å. The extinction coefficient for the maximum decreases for inactive cells, thus revealing a secondary maximum at 2800 Å. Agreement with the theory of Caspersson on nucleic acid metabolism as a function of division rate is obtained.
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