The effects of low (1 . 10(-4) M) and high (1 . 10(-3) M) concentrations of n-propanol, isobutanol and isoamylols on the kinetic behaviour of "biosynthetic" L-threonine dehydratase from brewer's yeast S. carlsbergensis 776 were studied. It was concluded that these alcohols control the activity of the first enzyme of the L-threonine biosynthetic pathway.