“…It is known that sulfonamide action is greater the poorer the nutritional environment of the organisms (77,83,193). On the other hand, it must be emphasized that the mere possession of growthstimulatory properties does not mean that a substance will antagonize sulfonamide action (91,160,165,181,205).' In fact, one compound, asparagine, has been found to enhance sulfonamide activity in spite of the fact that in the absence of sulfonamide it is a growth-stimulant (233).…”